| IMPERIAL NAVY |
| As expected, emblems and symbols that appear on IJN cups are the following: anchors, ships, water, cherry blossoms, and the naval battle flag. |
| Examples |
| A rare cup, this one with a naval combat helmet. The Army helmet has a star and the Navy helmet has an anchor. These helmets are rarely found on cups. |
| Here is a minor treasure: a naval fighter plane on a cup. Most cups that have a plane are from Army units. There is a fighter plane on one side and a naval anchor in the base. The characters say, 'Tokushima Island, Navy Airborne Unit, Completion Ceremony Commemorative, Showa 18 [1943], May.' The bowl is white. |
| Very rare naval cup made for a bugler. The characters say, 'Yokosuka Naval Barracks, Bugler Corps, Discharge Commemorative.' I have included some close-ups of the kanji so you can identify them if they appear on one of your own cups. They are a bit faded, sorry. |
| Yokosuka |
| Naval Barracks |
| Bugler Corps. (Shou-Shin-Gou-Hei) Note that this term was for a bugler who gave signal on board ship |
| Also seen often on naval cups is the IJN flag. Here you can see it on the left. |
| Another naval combat helmet. Inscribed 'China Incident, Navy.' |
| Kutani cup with anchor and some other object, possibly a compass rose. (Thanks for the suggestion, Mike!) Inscribed 'Yokosuka Naval Barracks, Leaving the Barracks Commemorative, Kawauchi'. |
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| A rare Billeting (Quartering) Unit cup. Inscribed 'Navy, Billeting Unit Commemorative'. |
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