Antique Japanese BIZEN ware Self Refilling Trick Sake Cup Shojo & Minogame Japan
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Type: Trick Sake Cup (Guinomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Bizen ware, Bizen, Japan
Size: 2" tall
Weight: 2.4 oz (68 g)
Provenance:
Collected: San Diego CA antique store MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: A sake cup with a minogame (long tailed turtle, a symbol of longevity) and a Shojo (a mythical red haired sea spirit Yokai that's fond of drinking lots of sake). The Shojo is hollow and holds enough sake to refill the cup several times when it's tilted forward (sake pours from under the minogame). It can be filled by submerging in sake (note the air hole on the back of the head) or pouring in under the minogame.
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Antique Japanese BIZEN ware Self Refilling Trick Sake Cup Shojo & Minogame Japan
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See also:
Type: Trick Sake Cup (Guinomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Bizen ware, Bizen, Japan
Size: 2" tall
Weight: 2.4 oz (68 g)
Provenance:
Collected: San Diego CA antique store MAY 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: A sake cup with a minogame (long tailed turtle, a symbol of longevity) and a Shojo (a mythical red haired sea spirit Yokai that's fond of drinking lots of sake). The Shojo is hollow and holds enough sake to refill the cup several times when it's tilted forward (sake pours from under the minogame). It can be filled by submerging in sake (note the air hole on the back of the head) or pouring in under the minogame.
Location:
Antique Japanese BIZEN ware Self Refilling Trick Sake Cup Shojo & Minogame Japan