Sake cups

Museum number:
9-17565a-h
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917565a@2dh
Accession number:
Acc.3941
Description:
Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).
Donor:
Marie Richardson and Richard L. Phillips
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Collector:
Florence Irons
Collection date:
before 1985
Materials:
Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works) and Sake cups
Accession date:
June 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1987-1988 #4: Bade Museum, Pacific School of Religion (July 15, 1987–September 21, 1987)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sake cups, accession number 9-17565a-h, described as Cups: eight assorted porcelain sake cups decorated with the Emperor’s crest, gold paint. a) 20.5 cmD, peacock motif b) 10.6 cmD, peacock motif c) 9.4 cmD, character motif, d) 9.6cmD, character motif, e) 9.8 cmD, character motif, F) 9.5 cmD, peacock motif, g) 9.4 cmD. h) writing in gold paint in the center of the bowl and around the underside of the rim. These cups were given as gifts by the Emperor at yearly military maneuvers at his dinner for military attaches and generals on the last night of excercises (TAISHO).

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