Antique Japanese Military Shandong Dispatch Army Sake Cup

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Antique Japanese Military Shandong Dispatch Army Sake CupThis is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a pair of blown ink cherry blossoms and a star. The words are "Shandong Expedition Commemoration" with an illegible soldier name on the back. 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, culminating in the Jinan Incident in 1928. Condition: Mint Size: 2" across

with a nice picture of the war dead memorial at Port Arthur (still standing today and known as the White Jade Hill Tower)

The smaller words are "Victorious Return Commemoration" "Manchuria Dispatch" "Hasegawa Unit"

The exterior of the cup is in the shape of a helmet with five petals as the base and the words "Patriotism" embossed on the sides

This is an antique Japanese military sake bottle

but there were other occasions too

The sea is in the dark

There's also a poem on the back about their sacrificial bravery

but don't know what's the most suitable for them

and might have come with cups that were red or at least red in the center

The flag is a signal unit flag

coconut shell pieces

Solomon Islands