Sakazuki cup for drinking sake

Made:
1851-1900 in Japan
Sakazuki

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Sakazuki
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Sakazuki, cup fashioned from lacquer(?) in form of piece of gnarled wood, used for drinking sake, Japanese, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A68043
Materials:
lacquer, brass and complete
Measurements:
overall: 83 mm x 62 mm x 32 mm,
type:
cup
credit:
Sothebys