Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase
Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase

Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase

Regular price $800

This is an antique Japanese military commemorative vase, made of cast iron and decorated with a picture of a phoenix. The words on the back are "Showa 12th Year China Incident Expedition Commemoration" "Warship Hosho". Hosho, of course, was the world's first purpose-built aircraft carrier in Japanese service. It survive WW2 and was scrapped after serving for repatriation duties. The name of the ship literally means "phoenix flying" which is why there's a phoenix on the vase.

Named ship items are fairly rare, and ones for actual military campaigns exceedingly so, especially for aircraft carriers of any type. This is a real piece of naval history.

Size: 9" tall, 7" at its widest, and 4" at the mouth

Condition: Excellent - no damage, but there's some rusting as is fairly typical of cast iron

Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase
Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase
Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase
Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase
Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase
Very Rare Antique Japanese 1937 Aircraft Carrier Hosho China Incident Cast Iron Vase