"Demon is out, Happiness is In" sake cup (Oniwa soto Fukuwa uchi ochoko)

NameSake Cup

CultureJapanese

Date1868-1912

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

Place collectedKyoto, JAPAN, East Asia, Asia

MediumCeramic, glaze

Dimensions13/16 × 2 5/16 × 2 3/8 in. (2 × 5.8 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.73.2

Terms

value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.73.2

Collections

Asia

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 ceramic and white, black and red glaze. The base of the cup has a face with large black eyebrows, white eyes that look up and to the proper left, a red frowned face and blushed cheeks. On the inside of the cup there is a face etched into the ceramic. The face has very full cheeks, a small mouth and nose, with wide set eyes and short hair.