Antique Japanese Military 1930 Kirishima Profile Fleet Review Navy Cup Saucer

Antique Japanese Military 1930 Kirishima Profile Fleet Review Navy Cup SaucerThis is an antique Japanese navy pewter cup saucer, usually used in the tea ceremony for senchado. The saucer is made with pewter, and decorated with a profile of a battleship this is the battleship Kirishima, and you know this because the event commemorated is the special naval exercise fleet review. The words are "Fleet Review Commemoration" "Showa 5th Year" "Hyogo Prefecture". The naval exercise that year (1930) took place near Kobe, which is

and two banners

On the back of the bottle is an embossed branch of cherry blossoms and the words "Leaving the service commemoration" "20th Infantry"

Condition: There's some very minor surface wear on the back

The words are "Fleet Review Commemoration" "Showa 5th Year" "Hyogo Prefecture"

and the Kirishima was the ship that the emperor was on for the review - thus the profile on top

I can't tell if the paper bag is supposed to open on two sides (left and top) or if it's been torn

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including place names like Beijing

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165 ships participated in this fleet review

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