Bronze basin

Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989

Diameter: 16 inches, 40.8 cm

Height: 2 1/2 inches, 6.3 cm

A very heavily cast circular bronze basin of good size, the rim elevated in four sections from the flat, slightly recessed base. The basin is completely undecorated and has a fine reddish-brown patina. The base has a tiny circle in the centre.