Type 91 Fighter "Patriotism 38" Donated by Kyoto in 1932 Commemorative Vase/昭和7年6月京都市愛国３８号(九一式戦闘機)献納記念

Original case.

愛國３８(京都) - Patriotism 38 (Kyoto)

昭和七六月 - June 1932

祝 - Celebration

京都 - Kyoto

岡野貴金属店護製 - Made by Okano Precious Metals (workshop was established in 1855 and still active today).

 

The Nakajima Army Type 91 Fighter /九一式戦闘機/ was a Japanese fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-engine, single-seat parasol monoplane with a fixed, tailwheel undercarriage. Between 1931 and 1934, 420 aircraft were constructed.​

"Patriotic" Type 91 Fighters were privately donated to the Army and have special numbers that include name of the donor. Aikoku 38 Kyoto / 愛国38 (京都 )/ was 38th such fighter donated by Kyoto City /or more precisely by the "citizens of Kyoto"/. Fighters that were donated to the Army received prefix "Aikoku"/愛国 - patriotism/ while fighters donated to the Navy received prefix "Hokoku" /報国 -tribute to the country/.​

 

Another example.