Vintage Japanese Copper Sake Cup
This is a vintage Japanese Copper sake cup, Sakazuki. It's decorated with a flower. There are inscriptions on the bottom, as well as a kanji seal. This cup is a commemorative for the relocation of the former Gifu Normal School.
Sakazuki refers specifically to flat sake cups. Ochoko is a small cup that can be used to drink sake in one or two sips. Guinomi is a cup large enough to fit your nose when drinking sake.
- Copper, silver-plated
- C1935
- Characters on the bottom: 岐師創立六十周年 移転改築 記念 gishi soritsu rokuyu shunen iten kaichiku kinen 60th anniversary of the creation of Gishi (Gifu's former normal school) relocation and rebuild commemoration
- Seal: サツマ朝日堂 Satsuma Asahido
- Item weight: 27 grams
- Packed weight: 227 grams
- Approx. 5 cm wide x 2.5 cm tall
- Good condition considering its age. Tarnish. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan.
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