| 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. |
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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'.
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. |
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