Rare Antique Fukagawa Japan Sake Cup War ONI 3-D & Smooth Enameled

Description

This is a wonderful early porcelain sake cup with Molded and painted mouth, eyebrows, glass or enamel eyes on the outside and a fun Sumo man painted on the silky smooth inside. Look at the thick fold lines of the clay, making the entire outside of the cup an ONI or East Asian god of war. There is a hole in the center of the middle of his chin outside of the cup. The hole goes all the way through the chin and may make this sake cup another Bekku Hai Geisha Sake cup. I think the cup was made by Fukagawa china company, a company that supplies products to the Emperor. Measures a hair over 2.5" across the rim and a bit under an 1" tall.  I purchased this and some other antique Japanese items in the early 1990s from the estate of a WWII veteran. You are only buying the cup. Sadly this unusual cup has a crack that runs right through the middle. It does need cleaning. The last picture is a copy of the note that was included with all of the items and a photo copy will come with this sake cup. Also a photo copy of the English interpretation of the note. Please look at all of the photos for a complete description as this is not my area of expertise.