lacquerware cup for sake, "tuki", and cup stand
date: label: Accession Date
content: 16 Jun 2005
label: Collection Date
content: 1999
name: label: Collector
content: Masahiro Nomoto
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Cup: wood with black lacquer on the outside, red lacquer on the inside. Round bowl shape with small foot on bottom. Cup stand: wood with black lacquer. Gold leaves and branches pattern painted on. Flared base with saucer-shaped middle and ring on top to hold cup. According to Chisato Dubreuil, this is used in ceremonies in which millet beer or sake was shared by men, women, and gods. Purchased by Masahiro Nomoto at a shop in Kyoto. Purchased for the 1999 NMNH exhibit "Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People".
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ainu
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2026093
label: USNM Number
content: E430692-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cup / Cup stand
physicalDescription: label: Height - Cup
content: 7.1 cm
label: Diameter - Cup
content: 11.2 cm