OMC Samurai Mug For Fuji-En
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This hiball was manufactured by OMC. It features a samurai on the front and a brown pagoda on the back. Marked for the Fuji-En in Denver on reverse. Located at 930 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO, the Fuji-En was perhaps the best remembered Japanese restaurant in the Denver area between 1946 and the 1980's. It was located outside the city's traditionally Japanese enclave between Lawrence and Larimer Streets. The Fuji-En was a miniature, idealized version of Japan. Established in 1959, it was Denver's only Japanese restaurant for most Denverites. A miniature wooden bridge led diners to the main dining room or to one of the "Zashiki Tea Rooms". A visit to The Fuji-En was as far East as Denver got during the 1960's and 1970's.
Production
- Manufacturer
- Otagiri Mercantile Company
Release
Physical Characteristics
- Material
- Ceramic
- Shape
- Hiball
- Colour
- Light Blue / Beige
- Dimensions
- 3"W x 7.5"H
- Capacity
- 16 fl. oz.
- Imagery
- Orientalia
- Marking
- "Fuji-En Denver" on reverse.
- Notes
- beige bottom half and light blue sky top half with image of samurai crossing bridge