Water Dropper in the Shape of an Aeroplane, anonymous, c. 1931 - c. 1941
vitrification, h c.9.5cm × w 10.3cm × d 10.4cm More details
This small plane is a water dropper used to make ink. It represents the dog Norakuro, a manga character from a 1930s comic strip. With his fellow soldiers Norakuro fought a monkey army, which stood for the Chinese military. At the time, Japan had launched an aggressive invasion of China.
