Two sets of graduated gold-lacquered sakazuki (sake cups)
Two sets of graduated gold-lacquered sakazuki (sake cups)
Meiji era
Each of thin turned and assembled wood, with red-lacquer ground and decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e; one set of three decorated with landscapes of ships and buildings amidst clouds; the other set of three with red-crested cranes, and pine branches to reverse.
Largest 13.8cm diameter.
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Two sets of graduated gold-lacquered sakazuki (sake cups)
Meiji era
Each of thin turned and assembled wood, with red-lacquer ground and decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e; one set of three decorated with landscapes of ships and buildings amidst clouds; the other set of three with red-crested cranes, and pine branches to reverse.
Largest 13.8cm diameter.