Superb named ship cup: Hyuga. This ship was
completed in 1918 and converted to a
battleship/carrier in 1943. This cup is dated 1934. The
bowl has an embossed IJN anchor and blossom along
with a kanji meaning PRIZE. On the reverse is this
inscription: Showa 9 [1934], Warship Hyuga, Lookout
Technique Championship Prize Cup.'
The maker's label shows that this cup comes from a
shop in Kagoshima (southern Japan).
Made of pewter.
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Warship Mikasa
Extremely rare cup from one of the most
famous battleships in IJN history. Thanks for
the photo, Curt!

Inscribed: Large Training Exercise
Commemorative
Warship Azuma
Beautiful named ship sake cup tray. Lacquered wood.
Highly uncommon named warship cup. Hand-painted
warship with Japanese batte flag and on the reverse is an
Imperial crest. The characters read 'Warship Nisshin,
Hosokawa.'
Battleship Kashima. On the reverse 'Taisho 6 [1917]
November, Warship Kashima.'
Warship Kurama.
Lacquered wood cup with gold gilt IJN Anchor & Blossom and a chain.
This is a named ship cup, fairly scarce.
Inscribed 'The Crew of the Warship Tokiwa, 2nd Fleet, North China
Patrol, Presented on Meiji 45 [1912] June 14th'.
Inscribed 'Warship Naniwa, South China Patrol'.  Because of the
kanji for China used here, this cup is certainly from the Sino-Japan
War of 1894-5 or just a year or two later. The Naniwa was under the
command of the famous Captain (later Admiral) Togo.
The ship itself was launched in 1885.
Notice the wrench at the bottom.
The battleship Kongo was sunk in 1944.
Inscribed: 'Warship Kongo Long Voyage Commemorative.'
Rare named Navy warship cup, dated 1921.

Inscribed 'Taisho 10 [1921] Warship Niitaka, Long Voyage Commemorative.'
The Niitaka was the sister ship of the Tsushima and participated in some major
battles, including the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the Battle of Tsushima.
Read more HERE.

In 1921 she patrolled southern China and the Dutch East Indies, which is probably
the long voyage referred to here. The next year she sank in a typhoon near
Sakhalin, and was removed from the lists in 1924.
Very rare named Torpedo Boat cup.
This is the first cup I have ever seen named to a torpedo boat.

Note also that the flag to the left is the British White Ensign flag. This is probably here
because this boat was made by Yarrow Shipbuilders, which is a British company.

Inscribed 'Torpedo Boat Number 64, Discharge Commemorative.'

Although I couldn't find much in English about this boat, the information in Japanese I
found is as follows: Number 64 was a 2nd Class Torpedo Boat, Type 39. She was
completed in Sasebo, Japan on March 25, 1902. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders
there. Discharged from the lists on April 1, 1913.

She took part in the invasion of Port Arthur and the Battle of Tsushima, both major battles
in the Russo-Japanese War.

There were 10 Type 39 torpedo boats. Only one (Number 42) was sunk. The other nine
were all struck from the lists in 1913 or 1916.
Rare named Navy warship sake cup tray.

Inscribed ' Warship Settsu.'

The Settsu was a battleship that was launched in 1911 and stricken from the Navy
lists in 1924.
Scarce named warship cup. Lacquered wood with original paulonia wood presentation
box.

Inscribed 'Warship Nisshin, Southern Dispatch Commemorative, Abe.'

She had a long, rich battle history. Please look at the linked Wikipedia article for details.
Very rare warship launching ceremony cup. Most named ship cups are made to commemorate
service on a ship. These launching ceremony cups are far more scarce and were probably given to
people connected with the ceremony.
Inscribed 'Warship Hirado Launching Ceremony Commemorative.'
On the reverse 'Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation.' This was located in Kobe before and during
WW2, but the location has changed since. The red emblem is the logo of Kawasaki Shipbuilding. See
the image to the right, borrowed from the Wikipedia sie.

Cream-colored porcelain with delicate crazing.
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A lacquered wood cup with gold gilt anchor and blossoms. This is a rare named
ship cup that is dated, which is always nice.
Inscribed 'Meiji 42 [1909] Training Vessel Aso, Long Voyage Commemorative.'
According to the article in Wikipedia, this ship was originally a Russian vessel
that was seized in Port Arthur and re-named Aso. The 1909 voyage went to
North America and Hawaii.
A lacquered wood cup with gold gilt flags, one of which is the flag of the U.S.A.
This is a rare named ship cup that is dated, which is always nice.
Inscribed 'Meiji 40 [1907] Warship Chitosei, America Dispatch Commemorative.'
According to the article in Wikipedia, this ship was built in America in 1897.
Edison filmed her original launching, and that short video clip is on the Wikipedia
page. Very cool! In 1907 the world voyage included stopping in America to
celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement.

She saw action in the 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War and in WW1.