Vintage Japanese Showa Era c.1950's Kutani Ceramic Sakazuki Sake Cup Kashigata The wear on the lid

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

It has a signature of the artist (see picture 5)

With the removeable mirror attached it comes to 21" high (54 cm)

This is a pair of Chinese hand exercise balls

5 cm) these vases remain in very good condition

Vintage Japanese Showa Era c.1950's Kutani Ceramic Sakazuki Sake Cup Kashigata The wear on the lidThis 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.