Antique WWII Japanese Black Lacquered Lacquerware Wood Wine Glass Set On Tray

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BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE WWII JAPANESE BLACK LACQUERED WOOD WINE GLASS SET OF SIX (6) ON RECTANGULAR TRAY
GI BRING-BACK
ALL IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION,
YOU JUST DON'T FIND COMPLETE SETS LIKE THIS IN SUCH NICE CONDITION
THERE ARE NO MARKINGS ON THE BOTTOMS OF ANYTHING, SUGGESTING THAT THEY PROBABLY WERE MADE PRIOR TO 1930 WHEN IT BECAME REQUIRED TO PLACE MARKINGS ON ARTICLES AS TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, BUT WE CANNOT ATTEST TO THE DATE THEY WERE MADE ALTHOUGH THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY HANDMADE ON A HAND-TURNED LATHE AND HAND PAINTED, AS THE GLASSES ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE AND THE PAINTED IMAGES, WHILE VERY CLOSE, ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME EITHER,
ATTESTING THAT THEY WERE HANDMADE A LONG TIME AGO,
A LOT OF TIME MUST HAVE GONE INTO THE MAKING OF THESE BEAUTIFUL LACQUERED WOOD PIECES,
IN ADDITION THE ROOSTER MOTIF IS AN OLDER MOTIF BASED IN JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY
THE ROOSTER MOTIF IS VERY IMPORTANT TO JAPANESE CULTURE AND MYTHOLOGY, THE ROOSTER IS A SACRED BIRD AND IS SYMBOLIC OF COURAGE THROUGHOUT JAPAN, ITS CROWING IS THOUGHT TO HAVE LURED AMATERASU, GODDESS OF THE SUN, OUT OF THE CAVE WHERE SHE HAD BEEN HIDING, AND IS WHY WE HAVE THE SUN RISE EACH DAY FROM THE DARKNESS AS THE ROOSTER BEACONS WITH ITS CROWING JUST BEFORE DAWN
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AFTER ALL JAPAN IS "THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN"
INITIAL BUY-IT-NOW PRICE IS BASED ON A VALUATION OF FOR THE SIX GLASSES ( APIECE), AND FOR THE RECTANGULAR TRAY FOR A
TOTAL VALUATION OF
THE GLASSES ARE APPROXIMATELY 4 3/4 INCHES (12 CM) TALL
THE RECTANGULAR TRAY IS APPROXIMATELY 13 INCHES (33 CM) X 9 INCHES (23 CM)
SEE PICTURES FOR BEST DESCRIPTION
WE ENDEAVOR TO PROVIDE AS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION AS POSSIBLE TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY
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