Show your Japanese cups

[ghp95134]

Here is a cup thats made to look like an Land Mine.
Maybe it tries to look like a type 93 land mine.
Attachment 1585998

The main kanji are:
禮儀
Reigi
manners; courtesy; etiquette
Modern Japanese: 礼儀

I can't quite read the last two kanji along the bottom, but it looks like "hospital" to me.

歩十四病院
Ho Jū-yon Byōin
14th Infantry Hospital

If it is "hospital," that would explain, to me at least, the more peaceful message of "Courtesy."


EDIT. The more I look at it ... that kanji looks like 廃 [abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation]. Can you post a clear photo of those two kanji?
-- Guy

[TAHD2000]

Thanks Guy for the translation. :-)

I looked at Lawrence:s homepage and he had translated a similar cup with 14th Infantry and the name Arakawa.

Here is a better pic of the smal kanji!

[ghp95134]

Ah! The man's name is Arakawa.

荒川
Arakawa

Boy was I off base!!!!! Sorry about that, chief!

-- Guy

[TAHD2000]

Yes Guy even my mr Arakawa kokeshis got surprised that you was so off target! ;-)

(I also collect kokeshis, these are made by Yoichi Arakawa in the Bikkuri-me style)

[ghp95134]

Yes Guy even my mr Arakawa kokeshis got surprised that you was so off target! ;-)

(I also collect kokeshis, these are made by Yoichi Arakawa in the Bikkuri-me style)

びっくり目 Bikkuri-me! [Surprised Eyes!!] I didn't know about these type of kokeshi.
I don't think anybody uses the kanji for bikkuri: 吃驚, also 喫驚.

Since I'm making corrections, let me do the translation properly:

歩一四 荒川
14th Infantry Arakawa
Previously I had translated 14 as 十四 [14]; however on the cup 14 is written as 一四 [one-four]. Same-same, GI!

Cheers,
-- Guy

[Bagration]

Hello,

It's an original and nice thread, I just don't imagine how much variants exist ...

Here 3 of mine with a little "saucer" to hold the cup.

[ghp95134]

Hello,

It's an original and nice thread, I just don't imagine how much variants exist ...

Here 3 of mine with a little "saucer" to hold the cup.

Cup 1.
関東軍 飛十二
Kantōgun Kwantung Army 12th Aviation

凱旋記念
Triumphal Return Commemoration

Bottom:
九谷
Kutani [porcelain factory]

吉原
Yoshiwara [soldier's surname or potter ... not sure]

Cup 2.
満州派遣除隊凱旋記念
Manchuria Deployment & Military Discharge Commemoration

Cup 3.
志那事変
China Incident

歸還記念
Return Home / Repatriation Commemoration

• new kanji: 帰還

Bottom:
神谷
Kamiya [potter or soldier's name ... not certain]

Saucer:
退営紀念
Retirement [released from active duty] Commemoration

Bottom:
贈沖野
Gift to Okino


-- Guy

[Bagration]

Wow ! Thank you so much for the translation !

I really like the style of the first one also note that the second one if reversed share the shape of the type 95 helmet, funny detail but common.

[tomp]

Nice cups, particularly the first! I love that art deco style that can sometimes be found on these. They rarely seem to show up.

Tom

[rra227]

Great pieces. Rich A. in Pa.