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Source Description
This shallow cup is one of three, decorated by a chrysanthemum in full bloom. In an old-fashioned wedding ceremony, both the bride and the groom sipped sake from each of three cups; sake was considered a purifying agent.
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Document identity
localId
14308
label
Sake Cup (sakazuki) in the Form of a Chrysanthemum
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
14308
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Sake Cup (sakazuki) in the Form of a Chrysanthemum
description
This shallow cup is one of three, decorated by a chrysanthemum in full bloom. In an old-fashioned wedding ceremony, both the bride and the groom sipped sake from each of three cups; sake was considered a purifying agent.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th century (Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
sake cups
sakazuki
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) (w.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Mitsutoshi [Yamamoto]
RelatedObjects
37674
39061
med
gold lacquer
creator_ids
4057
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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dbac2e2a2c9aeab9