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MEDICS & MILITARY HOSPITALS

The most common kanji
on medic cups: EI-SEI-BU
(read from the right).
Often preceded by
RIKU-GUN (Army).

The main symbol or emblem on medical
cups is the red cross, the international
medical symbol. There are no other
symbols associated with the Medic Corps.

The red cross can appear in a flag or on its
own.

Various medic cups.

RIKU-GUN (read from right)

RIKU-GUN EI-SEI-BU (read from
the right). Army Medical Unit

Sometimes the red
cross appears on a
cup that is not
labeled Medical
Corps, as in this
example. (The red
cross is at the
bottom.)

Named cup from Russo-Japan War.
Sergeant Sakai, 3rd Class

BYOU-IN (read from the right).
Hospital

Medic flag over partial map of China

Medic flag over partial map of China

Lacquered wood Medic Unit cup. The pattern has a rising sun,
cherry blossoms, and a medic's armband, which is rare to find on
cups. Inscribed on the reverse: 'Meiji 37-8 Years War,
Japan-Russia War Commemorative, 12th Division Medical Unit.'