| Artillery shell shaped bottle and matching cup, fairly scarce. The sake cup has a Golden Kite base. Inscribed 'A Soldier Must be Loyal, 40th Infantry, Victorious Return Commemorative.' NOTE: The bottle and cup appear to be white in the photos, but they are actually a soft blue. |
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Tokkuri page 5
| The cities (places) aren't named, though. Obvious ones (by location) in China are Shanghai, Peking, Nanking, Hong Kong. In Manchuria: Port Arthur. There are a few others, too. There are also some larger gold painted circles in Seoul, Shimonoseki, and Tokyo. Inscribed 'China Incident, Victorious Return Commemorative.' |
| Underglaze blue design. Inscribed 'Discharge Commemorative, Fukuoka 9th Company.' I've never heard of a 9th Company from Fukuoka, so this may be a SDF bottle or perhaps a police bottle. |
| Beautiful tokkuri with a raised Imperial Guard insignia painted gold. The gold paint here is fresh and bright, which is uncommon. Below are Imperial paulonia leaves. Inscribed '1st Imperial Guard, Discharge Commemorative.' |