Beautiful hand-painted soldier on horseback. A three-cup set.
Inscribed with a poem. Here is a rough translation: 'You have
sacrificed yourself for your country. Now bid farewell to your
horse and return to your hometown'. Also in the base is the
name of the soldier: Ikeda.
Inscribed with a poem. Here is a rough translation: 'You have
sacrificed yourself for your country. Now bid farewell to your
horse and return to your hometown'. Also in the base is the
name of the soldier: Ikeda.
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Soldier page 8
Kutani cup with what appears to be a soldier in a boat.
Inscribed '9th Engineer, Manchuria Dispatch, Victorious Return Commemorative'.
Inscribed '9th Engineer, Manchuria Dispatch, Victorious Return Commemorative'.
Japanese engineer watching an explosion.
Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative, 7th Engineer [Unit]'.
Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative, 7th Engineer [Unit]'.
Japanese engineer hacking away at the ground.
Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative, 7th Engineer [Unit]'.
Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative, 7th Engineer [Unit]'.
Inscribed '18th Infantry, Victorious Return Commemorative.' The poem/slogan reads 'We bring peace to the oceans with our bayonets.' |
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