Japanese Harubinmaru Ship Manchuria China Group Photograph Vtg Sepia Tone PH226 apron The tapered part of the

The tapered part of the rim is to grip like a handle for easy lifting and maneuvering at the dining table

it becomes a plate

Cracks in the paint (green paint at the front bottom)

This is a vintage Japanese tool chest

Japanese Harubinmaru Ship Manchuria China Group Photograph Vtg Sepia Tone PH226 apron The tapered part of theVintage Manchuria Japanese Group Photograph This is a vintage sepia tone photograph of a group of Japanese officials posing on the deck of the Harubinmaru, a passenger ship commissioned during the Taisho Era and used as an Army Hospital Ship during the Manchurian occupation. During the 1930s, Japan urged citizens to migrate to and revitalize rural areas of occupied Manchuria. This of course dissolved after the end of WWII. Sepia tone photograph Paper