This is an antique Japanese military sake cup, decorated with a flag and a naval insignia. The words are "Warship Hashidate Long Distance Voyage Commemoration" and the sailor's name Ota. Hashidate was a cruiser of the 1st Sino Japanese and Russo Japanese War era. It was assigned to do long distance training voyages for midshipmen in 1906-08 before being downgraded as a coastal defense ship. This cup would've been from one of those trips, which usually took the ship to foreign destinations around the world as the midshipmen learned how to sail and navigate warships.

Condition: Mint

Size: 3.25" across