Antique Japanese Military Horse Flag Chrysanthemum Army Sake Cup

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Antique Japanese Military Horse Flag Chrysanthemum Army Sake CupThis is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a horse, a flag, and a big chrysanthemum. The words are "3rd Transport Battalion" "Discharge Commemoration". The soldier's name Saito is on the back. Condition: Mint Size: 3" across

decorated with a badge of the Veterans Association with four zigzag lines

thus the phrase on the back

There are small cherry blossoms around the central image

The soldier's name Kiyomizu is on the back

so that the cups formed a whole Japanese flag

The interior of the cup has the words "Victory Helmet" in the center and the four characters around it are

Condition: Excellent - very light surface wear

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The soldier's names Fujisawa

with a decorated rim

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

cherry blossom