Antique Japanese Military Chrysanthemum Wreath 2nd Division Army Sake Cup

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Antique Japanese Military Chrysanthemum Wreath 2nd Division Army Sake CupThis is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a chrysanthemum, a wreath, and the words "Victorious Return Commemoration" "2nd Division". The soldier's names Fujisawa, Yazawa, and Taira are etched on the bottom in the center. The cup is made of metal with a wrapped gilt on top. Condition: Some small damage on the gilt on the front, please see photo Size: 3. 5" across

Yokoyama Kameichi on Term Fulfillment" "Members of the Electrical Division of the Warship Katori"

with a flag on the side and an anchor

and cherry blossoms with a poem in the center

The guy has a Order of Rising Sun 6th class and what looks like perhaps the Boxer Rebellion or Russo Japanese war medal

inside a wreath with a star

decorated with the five virtues of a soldier in a band with cherry blossoms

Condition: Excellent - very light fading of the gold

culminating in the Jinan Incident in 1928

It's exceedingly rare to have cups commemorating any action in Hainan island - and the ones I've seen almost always use indigenous materials like coconut

made in the shape of a helmet with three points so the cup will stand up

with the big words "Loyalty and Bravery" and the smaller words "China Incident Commemoration"

This most likely references one of three times in the 1920s when Japan sent troops to Shandong province trying to assert its rights against China

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