Japanese Military Sake Cups • 1894-1945 Dan King

Japanese Military Sake Cups • 1894-1945
Dan King
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (1 Sep 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764318810
ISBN-13: 9780764318818

This new book is the first in English on this fascinating and increasingly popular military collectible. The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with accurate information to aid in translating, determining the origin, value and history of the Japanese military Sake cups. Sake cups were commissioned by naval troops, pilots, tank crews, supply crews, infantrymen, cavalrymen, telegraph and railroad engineers with an innumerable variation of colors and designs. Each cup is a mini time capsule with the owners name and regiment inscribed, enabling the collector to search for the background and history of the soldier who once drank a victory toast, or a farewell toast with these very cups. It is hoped the book will foster a greater understanding and appreciation for this little known field of Japanese militaria/art collecting.