Cup of Fortune (1946) Ucagco
From Mystic Tea Room
The Ucagco Cup of Fortune is a strange divination cup. There are two stylea -- one is a cartomancy cup and the other displays dice on it. The cartomancy cup is unusual in that, in addition to playing cards scattered in the cup's interior, it also has playing cards all over the saucer.
Like most Ucagco products, this cups was made in Japan. Not all Ucagco pieces are back-stamped "Japan" or "Made in Japan" but all of them originally came with a red and silver foil sticker indicating the country of origin and the Ucagco name. Although the exact first year of maufacture is unknown, this three-legged cup is typical of post-World War Two Ucagco export ware, so i am assigning it the arbitrary date of 1946, although it may have started production from 1950 to 1956. I await a sales catalogue that will provide a proper date.
