Demon is out Happiness is in sake cup (Oniwa soto Fukuwa uchi ochoko)

NameSake Cup

CultureJapanese

Date1868-1912

Place madeJapan, East Asia, ASIA

Place madeKyoto, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA

MediumCeramic, glaze, paint

Dimensions1 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in. (2.5 × 4.8 × 4.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2018.73.3

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value (economic concept)

Object numberFA.2018.73.3

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 with red, black, and white glaze. There is also a gold paint accent on the horn like nodules on the forehead and near the mouth. The face has a large nose, small mouth, narrower set eyes, black eyebrows and two dark red dots on both sides of the temples. On the inside of the cup there is a round white figure, with a small face, black hair, and tassel like objects on the body. There are Japanese characters above and below the figure.