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Japanese Bronze, the highly collected miniature carvings from 17th, 18th and 19th Century Japan were originally and primarily very simple functional objects that evolved over time to the level of truly superb works of art produced by master carvers. This evolution began towards the end of the 16th Century, reaching (in the minds of many) its artistic zenith in the second half of the 18th Century and continuing throughout the 19th C until its decline in the early Meiji period. Throughout this time, many individual “schools” developed across Japan often with unique and instantly recognisable styles and subject matter. Naturally there was a greater concentration of schools and master carvers in and around the major cities especially Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo. Early Japanese bronze are thought to have mostly been the work of carvers serving primarily the numerous shrines and temples across Japan. A clue to the function of a Japanese Bronze can be gleaned from the two Japanese characters used to form the word – namely “root” and “fasten” or “fix”. From this we can infer that early Japanese bronze could have been fashioned simply from small pieces of rootwood and used to anchor something in place. The need…
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Outstanding Japanese Iron and Mixed Metal Vase – Kajima Ikkoku II
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Life Size Japanese Bronze Runner Duck Okimono- Artist Signed
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Exceptional Japanese Satsuma vase Yabu Meizan
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Majestic Japanese Mixed Metal Monkey Okimono by Masaaki
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Japanese Silver and Enamel Natsume – Tea Caddy
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Japanese Silvered Bronze Owl Okimono by Mitani
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Captivating Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Plaque by Yoshitoshi
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Charming Japanese Bronze Ducks Okimono
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Large Japanese Bronze Bison Okimono by Maruki
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Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Tsuba – Somin School
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Japanese Ceramic Pigeon Okimono – Makuzu Kozan II
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Fine Quality Japanese Satsuma Bowl by Genzan
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Japanese Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan
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Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro-Incense Burner
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Japanese Satsuma Vase by Meizan
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Fine Quality Japanese Bronze Rat Okimono – Artist Signed
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