| Superb, pure silver (jungin) navy named ship cup. The ship is the Yahagi. Click here for the Wikipedia entry on this ship. Minty. Inscribed 'Warship Yahagi, Showa 6 [1931]. Magong Defense Commemorative'. Magong is a city in China, the Guangdong Province (which once included Hainan Island). |
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| Very nice tea or coffee pot from the battleship Kashima. Click here for the Wikipedia entry on this ship. Made of pewter, very minty. Embossed all around with a large pine tree, cranes, and a Rising Sun. Also various abstract patterns and a cherry blossom on the bottom of the spout. Inscribed 'Battleship Kashima, Crown Prince Visit to Europe Commemorative'. The Crown Prince Hirohito made a tour of Europe in 1921. Named 'Yamamoto' and also the maker is named: Made by Satsuma Yamasaki. The original paulonia wood presentation box is included. The label on the box is somewhat worn, but it shows that this is from a shop in Kagoshima (southern Japan). Yamamoto's personal stamp is on the box, too. |
| Inscribed: 'Battleship Yamashiro, Taisho 4 [1915] Enthronement Inspection Ceremony Commemorative.' This ship may have been present at some enthronement ceremony of the Taisho Emperor, which traditionally took place a couple of years after ascending to the throne. The Yamashiro had a long career, ending in 1944 when it was sunk by US forces. |
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| From the Battleship Fuso. A crane, battle flag, anchor, and turtle are in the bowl. Inscribed 'In Celebration of Takahashi's Discharge, From All of His Peers on the Fuso'. |
Inscribed 'In Celebration of Discharge' and on the reverse 'Gift to [?], Warship
Akashi, from the 2nd Squad, Left Deck.'
This ship had a nice history, participating in such famous battles as the Battle
of Tsushima and the Battle of Tsingtao.
Here is the Wikipedia article on this ship:
CRUISER AKASHI.
Akashi, from the 2nd Squad, Left Deck.'
This ship had a nice history, participating in such famous battles as the Battle
of Tsushima and the Battle of Tsingtao.
Here is the Wikipedia article on this ship:
CRUISER AKASHI.
| Rare named warship lacquered wood cup from the Pacific War era. Gold gilt IJN anchor & blossom. Inscribed 'Great East Asia War [Daitoa] Dispatch Commemorative, Warship Suzuya.' Launched in 1934, she participated in such famous battles as Midway and the Phillippine Sea. Sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Read more here: CRUISER SUZUYA. |
| A rare named warship cup. Made of pewter. The design has a warship in the center, and on either side are branches. The left has paulonia branches and the right mums (both Imperial symbols). Below is an anchor. Inscribed on the reverse 'Showa 9 [1934] Warship Yubari, Crewmember Commemorative.' I found two pieces of paper in the box. One is from the shop where the cup was bought. The name matches that on the box. It was a store in Kagoshima (southern Japan). The other paper is far more interesting and quite rare. Here is a partial translation: 'Showa 8 [1933] December 18, 1st Squad, Navy 3rd Class Seaman Nakao Kazue [followed by Nakao's personal red seal), Yubari Captain Kiyomiya Ko. Furlough Petition, Winter Furlough, 2nd Term, Address: Fukuoka Prefecture, Yame District, Mizuta Village, Tsunemochi 1319-1. Furlough term: Showa 8 December 31 to Showa 9 January 10.' The next two addresses are his local post office and police department, respectively. The pink stamp is an approval stamp; below is an orange stamp that says 'Yubari Captain Official Seal.' The remaining text describes what is proper behavior during a furlough. The cruiser Yubari served in the Pacific War and was sunk in 1944 near Palau. Read more here: CRUISER YUBARI. It is very difficult to find such documents along with wartime items. The provenance here is really amazing--having not only the sailor's name but also his address. The cup, too, has a striking and rare design. |
| Named warship pewter cup. Inscribed 'Showa 7 [1932] Shanghai Incident Commemorative, Warship Tenryu.' In the bowl are two kanji: 'Noble Warrior.' In the base is stamped 'Pure Pewter.' The cruiser Tenryu was sunk in 1942 at Guadalcanal. Read more here: TENRYU. |
| Lacquered wood named warship cup. The design has crossed flags, above which is a cherry blossom. Below the flags are pine & cherry branches. Inscribed 'Conquer Russia Commemorative, Warship Kasagi, Fukuoka Prefecture War Friends Association.' The cruiser Kasagi participated in a number of major battles in the Russo/Japan War. Read more here: CRUISER KASAGI. |
| Very rare named aircraft carrier cup. Inscribed 'Warship Kaga, Launching Commemorative' and on the reverse 'Taisho 10 [1920] November 17th.' The Kaga was sunk in 1942 at Midway. Read more here: KAGA. |
| Russo-Japan War. Russo-Japan War. Read more here: MATSUSHIMA. Inscribed 'Warship Matsushima, Long Sea Voyage Commemorative, Maruyama.' |
| Inscribed 'Warship Nisshin, Southern Dispatch Commemorative, Abe.' I'm not sure what dispatch this is referring to. However, this ship is very famous since Yamamoto Isoroku lost two fingers while serving on her. Read more here: NISSHIN. |