Antique Japanese Military Heavy Field Artillery Explosion Army Sake Cup

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Antique Japanese Military Heavy Field Artillery Explosion Army Sake CupThis is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a field howitzer with an explosion in the back. The words are "Victorious Return Commemoration" "Heavy Field Combat Artillery Regiment". Condition: Mint Size: 2" across

The maker's mark for Shobido is on the back

The tray is made of lacquered wood

The words are "Imperial Guards Commemoration"

The exterior of the cup has an embossed cherry blossom and poem pattern

The words under the tower are "North China Patrol Commemoration" and on the ribbon "14th Destroyer Squadron" - quite possibly a reference to the initial attack on China in 1937 when it was referred to as the "North China Incident"

The words on the back are "Gifted by the NCO corps of the 5th Engineer Battalion"

This is an antique Japanese lacquer tray

The back suggests that this envelope originally included five types of picture postcards of 10 pieces total

The dishes are for sake cups

The words are "Loyalty and bravery" and "Transport" "Discharge Commemoration"

The words are "Empire Banzai"

decorated with a detailed map of North China

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