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Miniature saucer with painted imagery of cable cars pictured next to a miniature teacup with pa…
Hakone Teacup and Saucer
Miniature saucer with painted imagery of cable cars pictured next to a miniature teacup with pa…
Miniature saucer with painted imagery of cable cars pictured next to a miniature teacup with painted image of Mount Fuji

Hakone Teacup and Saucer

Historic Owner
Date1967–1968
Mediumceramic
ClassificationsT & E for Materials
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of RD2 Fred Lugar. 2017.02.05a-b
Object number2017.02.05a-b
DescriptionTeacup; Souvenir ceramic tan teacup (a) and saucer (b) from Hakone, Japan. The teacup has a gold gilt rim and handle with a landscape scene of a lake, trees, and a volcano, probably Mount Fuji, painted on its front. The saucer has a gold gilt rim and a painting of two cable cars on the Hakone Ropeway aerial lift over mountains and trees. Underneath is “Hakone // Ōwakudani” written in black Japanese characters. Ōwakudani, or Great Boiling Valley, is a volcanic and hot springs tourist area in the town of Hakone.
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