Japanese Military Sake Cups 1894-1945: (Schiffer Military History Book)

Sake cups were commissioned by naval troops, pilots, tank crews, supply crews, infantrymen, cavalrymen, telegraph and railroad engineers with an innumerable variation of colors and designs. The main purpose of this book is to provide the reader with accurate information to aid in translating, determining the origin, value and history of the Japanese military Sake cups. This new book is the first in English on this fascinating and increasingly popular military collectible. It is hoped the book will foster a greater understanding and appreciation for this little known field of Japanese militaria/art collecting.. Each cup is a mini time capsule with the owners name and regiment inscribed, enabling the collector to search for the background and history of the soldier who once drank a victory toast, or a farewell toast with these very cups

"Excellent book, very informative" according to rock-doc. Very well illustrated and extremely informative book on Japanese military sake cups. A whole new world for military relics collector. The author is took his time to research the subject and presented it in a form that any collector will appreciate.. Great find great source material Bigfot never thought I would find this subject mater in English. This is a wonderful work for the collector. Schiffer Publishing hit a home run with this one. Japanese Sake Cups Explained JTK Appears to be the definitive work on this rather esoteric subject. Now I can identify and evaluate the several hundred cups I bought while living in Japan. Beautiful color photos.