Three very rare soldier tokkuri

    Here are three extremely rare soldier tokkuri from Curt's collection. (Thanks for the pics, Curt!)
    These are fantastic items that commemorate the suicide bombers who became heroes in
    Shanghai, 1931.

    There are three types of bottles. The one to the right has a helmet with two embossed kanji:
    NIKU DAN or human bomb. Note the explosives tied to his back.

    The second soldier has the same body but a different helmet. This helmet is glossy black with
    painted kanji that also read NIKU DAN

    Click here and you can see my Nikudan Sanyushi page.

The third example is larger and has a bit more
dynamic pose. The helmet sake cup  is a standard
sized one, and below you can see the two sizes
compared.