"Demon out! Luck and happiness in!" (Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi)!" sake cup

NameSake Cup

CultureJapanese

Date1868-1912

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

Place collectedKyoto, JAPAN, East Asia, Asia

MediumCeramic, glaze

Dimensions1 3/16 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (3 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.73.1

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value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.73.1

ProvenancePurchased by curator Felicia Katz-Harris in an antiques shop in Kyoto; Hand-carried to the US by curator.

DescriptionThis sake cup is comprised of white ceramic with white, red and black glaze accents. The base of the cup has a demon face with a large nose, horn like nodules, a red moth and black doted eyes. On the interior of the cup there is a face with black hair, small scrunched facial features and light pink mouth.