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| Although not military, the case to the left is a superb example of a tokkuri and cup set. The matching cup is in a compartment at the top. This is a high-quality, Edo period item, but the cheaper boxes made in the 1920s and 1930s had the same design. They were made of thin cardboard and were probably meant to be thrown away after the customer came home with his new tokkuri and cup. To the right is a cheap, thin cardboard box. This was meant to be discarded, not for storing the item. |
| Here are some assorted cardboard tokkuri boxes. These do not have the compartment for the matching sake cup. Note how thin they are. Obviously not for permanent storage. |
| A rare two-bottle paulonia wood box. Matching cups are included in the photo, but there is no compartment for them, so either there was a separate box or the box does not belong to the bottles. |
| Here is a rare rice paper wrapping. It is the only one I have ever seen, no doubt because of its fragility. This one is specifically military, as the bottom phrase reads 'Shanghai, Victorious Return Commemorative.' The lid not only has some inscriptions on the top (including KUTANI YAKI, which is also on the rice paper), but the maker's sticker is underneath. 1930s era. |
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| Scarce two-tokkuri, two-cup cardboard box. |
| Very rare box for two cups and one tokkuri. |
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| More sake cup box examples |
