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JAPANESE MEIJI IMPERIAL ARMY ANTIQUE SAKE CUP SET FIRST SINO JAPAN CHINA WAR GUN
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100% AUTHENTIC AND STRAIGHT FROM HERE IN JAPAN.
THE ITEM(s) IN THE PICTURES IS THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE, PLEASE SEE ALL THE ENLARGEABLE PICTURES.
EXCELLENT CONDITION MEIJI ERA MILITARY GOLD GILTED SAKE CUP SET IN THE ORIGINAL WOODEN BOX, THIS ITEM WAS NEVER USED, WHAT IS REALLY NEAT IS THAT IT WAS PACKED WITH A PAGE FROM A MEIJI 22 (1889) JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT NEWSPAPER, IT IS WRINKLED BUT I WILL INCLUDE THAT AS WELL.
ALSO INTERESTING IS THE LABEL ON THE WOODEN BOX IS A WOODBLOCK PRINT LABEL FROM THE MAKER OF THIS SET, THE SET WAS MADE BY A COMPANY IN SENDAI, JAPAN. THIS SET RECENTLY CAME FROM AN ESTATE IN TOKYO
THE SET WAS AWARDED TO A MR. SATO WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE 2ND INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY DURING JAPAN FIRST SINO WAR (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895). THE WAR WAS BETWEEN JAPAN AND CHINA ( QING DYNASTY )
SAKE CUP SETS LIKE THIS WERE TYPICALLY GIVEN AS A TOKEN OF MILITARY SERVICE.
MEASUREMENTS OF THE SAKE CUPS: LARGEST IS 9.7CM IN DIAMETER, MEDIUM ONE IS 8CM IN DIAMETER, AND SMALLEST IS 6.5CM IN DIAMETER.
ALL MY ITEMS WILL SHIP IN A BOX FOR SAFETY, WITH PLENTY OF BUBBLE WRAP.
All my shipping is by Japan Post Express Mail Service, this is for safety and a speedy delivery.
to USA: $20.00 by Japan Post Express Mail (EMS).
to all other countries: $25.00 by Japan Post Express Mail (EMS).
Thank you very much and have a great day!!!
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