Medama Oyaji sake cup

NameSake Cup

Maker Sachiho Toda

CultureJapanese

Date2018

Place madeSakaiminato, Totori Prefecture, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumCeramic, glaze

Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 3/4 in. (5.5 × 6.5 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.70.3

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value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.70.3

ProvenancePurchased by curator while on research trip in Japan, 7/5/2018-8/1/2018.

DescriptionThis sake cup is glazed in grey, black, white and red. The cup is shallow with a small base. There is an eyeball with a red iris, dotted eyelid, and small grey body resting on the lip of the cup. The outside of the cup has a black swirls, and the inside of the cup is the same gray glaze as the body.