2-4馬上杯的複本

The lacquered Sake cup set and special wooden box.

Bottom of the Sake cup. The pattern of “Komanuri” is clear for view.

Type：Kyoto Lacquerware
Name：Lacquered Sake Cup Set “Bajōhai”
Producer：Unknown
Origin：Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

The Chen Shui-bian Collection
Received in 2005

“Bajōhai” is the Japanese Sake cups with longer foot (called “Kōdai” in Japanese) that allows samurais to grab the cup and drink Sake during horse rides. The outside of the Sake cups applied the skill of “Komanuri” that used colored lacquer to form concentric circles.