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    • Japanese BronzeJapanese 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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    Large Japanese Silver Vase - Ozeki Company

    Large Japanese Silver Vase – Ozeki Company

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    Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Table Screen - Hagiya Katsuhira 1804-1886

    Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Table Screen – Hagiya Katsuhira 1804-1886

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    Japanese Mixed Metal Mounted Tanto - Dagger

    Japanese Mixed Metal Mounted Tanto – Dagger

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    Japanese Gold Lacquer & Shibayama Table Screen by Masaaki

    Japanese Gold Lacquer & Shibayama Table Screen by Masaaki

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    Stunning Japanese Silk Textile Horses By Nishimura

    Stunning Japanese Silk Textile Horses By Nishimura

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    LARGE DECORATIVE JAPANESE IRON & MIXED METAL WALL PANEL

    LARGE DECORATIVE JAPANESE IRON & MIXED METAL WALL PANEL

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    JAPANESE FRAMED SILK DOG BY NISHIMURA COMPANY

    JAPANESE FRAMED SILK DOG BY NISHIMURA COMPANY

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    Large Japanese Vase by Makuzu Kozan

    Large Japanese Vase by Makuzu Kozan

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    Japanese Shibayama Silver Mounted Kodansu

    Japanese Shibayama Silver Mounted Kodansu

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    LARGE FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY BIJIN OKIMONO BY DOHAKU

    LARGE FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY BIJIN OKIMONO BY DOHAKU

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    Sensational Japanese Mixed Metal Tsuba by Yoshihisa

    Sensational Japanese Mixed Metal Tsuba by Yoshihisa

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    Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Tsuba – Somin School

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    Japanese Shibuichi & Silver Hanging Boat Koro - Incense Burner

    Japanese Shibuichi & Silver Hanging Boat Koro – Incense Burner

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    Large Fully Articulated Japanese Ivory Dragon ( Jizai ) Okimono

    Large Fully Articulated Japanese Ivory Dragon ( Jizai ) Okimono

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    SUPERIOR QUALITY EDO PERIOD JAPANESE GOLD THREAD SILK FUKUSA - MINOGAME (TURTLE)

    SUPERIOR QUALITY EDO PERIOD JAPANESE GOLD THREAD SILK FUKUSA – MINOGAME (TURTLE)

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    Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase - Hayashi Kodenji

    Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Hayashi Kodenji

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