Vintage Japanese Wooden Lacquered Sake Cup
This is a vintage Japanese wooden lacquered sake cup, Sakazuki. This cup is red and features a golden Gosan no kiri design on the top. Gosan no kiri design is 5 and 3 paulownia flowers on top of 3 paulownia leaves. It is the crest once used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The cup has a golden edge and inscriptions on the back.
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.
- Wood, lacquer
- C1930
- Characters on the back: 西和佐村自治制發布五十周年記念 Nishiwasa-mura jichisei happu gojyushunen kinen 50th anniversary of the creation of Nishiwasa village municipality
- Item weight: 34 grams
- Packed weight: 200 grams
- Approx. 11.5 cm wide x 4 cm tall
- Good condition considering its age. Some of the lacquer has peeled on the edge. Light scratches. Discoloration. 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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