Tengu no Beku-haiTengu's Beku-hai; Sake Cup Shaped So It Cannot Be Put Down until Emptied

Size
4.3 × 3.2 × 3.1 cm
Material
coral with stag antler, boar tusk, buffalo horn, japanese box wood inlays
Year
2020
Price(JPY)
 

Explanation of work

This is a scene of a Tengu drinking sake (My ideal is to become a "Great Tengu" and enjoy sake to the extent that I enjoy it).
The Okame (homely woman)-shaped sake cup in his hand is called a "Beku-hai," which is often used at banquets in Kochi Prefecture, and when sake is poured into it, it cannot be placed on the table until it has been drunk.
The Tengu holds a gourd and Okame, a combination that brings good luck.