Vintage Japanese Bronze Vase NKK Commemorative 1957 Showa 32 Patina BV780 Shaving Bowl is world-famous for his stark

is world-famous for his stark black-and-white style and his evocative illustrations of the free-verse haiku by the wandering Zen priest Santoka Taneda

Such “Oiri” signboards were displayed by shops to celebrate good business and invite prosperity

which often repurposed such Korean everyday wares

A vintage to antique piece

combining a yellowish-brown base (Kizeto style) with a thick

Vintage Japanese Bronze Vase NKK Commemorative 1957 Showa 32 Patina BV780 Shaving Bowl is world-famous for his starkThis is a vintage Japanese bronze vase, dated July 1957 (Showa 32). The cast inscription on the base indicates it was produced as a commemorative item for Nippon Kokan K. K. (NKK), a major Japanese steel company. The vase features a two piece construction with a removable upper section. It has a heavy, geometric form with circular protrusions on the sides and is covered in a strongly oxidized green patina. The bottom is stamped with the company name,