Jayne's Demon Cup
7/1/06 21:26![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darkemeraldsJayne's demon cup (see icon) has tantalized me since the first time I noticed it--oh, along about my third or fourth viewing of Serenity.
I did every kind of search I could think of on Chinese demons, demon teacups, Asian porcelain, and so on. Came up blank. Then it hit me: it's probably Japanese.
My search bore fruit.
Here's the cup:
And here's an oni, Japanese for demon, pretty typical of the ones cast out of the house during Setsubun, a housecleaning-type festival that takes place in February:
Family resemblance, wouldn't you say?
So I've emailed a friend in Tokyo to see if she recognizes Jayne's Demon Cup or has ever seen anything like it. If I ever get my hands on a set (of cups!), you're all invited over for sake.
I did every kind of search I could think of on Chinese demons, demon teacups, Asian porcelain, and so on. Came up blank. Then it hit me: it's probably Japanese.
My search bore fruit.
Here's the cup:
And here's an oni, Japanese for demon, pretty typical of the ones cast out of the house during Setsubun, a housecleaning-type festival that takes place in February:
Family resemblance, wouldn't you say?
So I've emailed a friend in Tokyo to see if she recognizes Jayne's Demon Cup or has ever seen anything like it. If I ever get my hands on a set (of cups!), you're all invited over for sake.
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