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

"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
Terms
  • 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.
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