A flower vase in the form of a cherry-tree trunkShowa era (1926-1989), 1930sOf forged iron, realistically modeled as the cut-off trunk of a cherry tree, inlaid inld with a famous ten-character Chinese poem by Kojima Takanori (1312-1382), carved on a tree to express his loyalty to Emperor Daigo: Ten Kosen no munashu suru nakare toki ni Hanrei nake ni shimo arazu (Just as theds savedujian, a faithful retainer like Fan Li will come to save you), with a copper otoshi (water container); signed on the base with ald-inlaid seal Shindo in, (Seal of Shindo)With a wood double tomobako storage box inscribed Rentetsusei oju hanaike nakazutsu dosei moji junkin honzogan Juhosai Kazuhisa saku (Forged iron cherry-tree flower vase, the inner tube copper, the characters inlaid inld, made by Juhosai Kazuhisa) and sealed Shindo in, the reverse of the lid signed Juhosai Kazuhisa saku and sealed Juhosai; and with a certificate of presentation by the Yamakano Trading Company (precursor of Mizuho Securities) to the politician Kawanishi Toyotaro (1874-1959) 13 1/8in (33.3cm) high