Vintage Japanese Showa Era c.1950's Kutani Ceramic Sakazuki Sake Cup Kashigata birthday gifts and otherwise given

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The wear on the lid matches where the silk cloth knot would have rubbed off the gold maki-e dust exposing the traditional red line lacquer used to catch the gold dust

They measure 8 1/2" long by 3 1/4" wide

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Vintage Japanese Showa Era c.1950's Kutani Ceramic Sakazuki Sake Cup Kashigata birthday gifts and otherwise givenThis is a unique vintage Japanese late Taisho Era (c. 1930) Kutani sakazuki (sake cup). It has a beautiful hand painted traditional pattern deign in the bright Kutani colors. Its size makes it the perfect sake cup for sipping your evening sake or a very elegant way to sip your evening cordial! Having been in storage for nearly a century, this sake cup remains in very fine condition. This sakazuki sake cup measures 2 3 4" in diameter by 1" tall (7 x 2.