If the actual sport of cock fighting did not satiate one desire for life and death struggle, this Japanese toy from the 1930’s recreated the battle mechanically. This graphic art is from the original antique Japanese tin children’s toy box. Often the box art was much more enjoyable than the toy inside.

Cockfighting was introduced to Japan from China in the early 8th century and rose to popularity in the Kamakura period and the Edo period. Cockfighting endured in some Japanese regions even after being banned in 1873, during the Meiji period.
1930/Japan