Sake Cup

Date1900

Mediumglass

Dimensions2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (6 × 4.4 cm)

ClassificationsVessels & Containers

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mrs. William H. Huber

Object numberPC1976.15.169

DescriptionThis object is a small, cylindrical sake cup with a flared opening. The object is richly decorated, and has a blue sky, brown mountains, and black earth as a background that spans the circumference of the cup. A painted image of a woman wearing traditional clothing is present on one side of the cup. Gold-colored outlines span the detail work around the object. A red stamp at the bottom of the cup reads: "MADE IN JAPAN."

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