Tokyo Kono Brand Tinplate Box vintage japanese bowls A kama is a metal

A kama is a metal pot that functions as a kettle during the tea ceremony

Those individuals born during a particular year were said to inherit some of the personalities of that year's animal

6”) x 49

The signature of the craftsman can be found on the bottom

he came across pieces fired in a wood-fired kiln in Okinawa

Tokyo Kono Brand Tinplate Box vintage japanese bowls A kama is a metal*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Showa retro tinplate box made around 50 60 years ago by Kono Copper and Steel Co.,Ltd. Kono Copper and Steel is located in Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki Prefecture, and during the Showa period they produced tinplate items branded as Tokyo Kono. This particular item is multi purpose and would make a great collectors item.