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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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    Japanese Silvered Bronze Owl Okimono by Mitani

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    Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Okimono Cranes.

    Large Japanese Pure Silver and Mixed Metal Cranes Okimono.

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    Large Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Vase- Hasegawa Issei

    Large Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Vase- Hasegawa Issei

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    Japanese Bronze Okimono Dragon King Of The Sea - Otake Norikuni

    Japanese Bronze Okimono Dragon King Of The Sea – Otake Norikuni

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    Japanese Silver & Enamel Koro - Hiratsuka Mohei

    Japanese Silver & Enamel Koro – Hiratsuka Mohei

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    Japanese Mixed metal Vase by  Suzuki Chokichi

    Japanese Mixed metal Vase by Suzuki Chokichi

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    Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Vases by Suzuki Chokichi

    Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Vases by Suzuki Chokichi

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    JAPANESE MIXED METAL OKIMONO GAMMA SENNIN BY OSHIMA JOUN

    JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL OKIMONO GAMMA SENNIN BY OSHIMA JOUN

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    FASCINATING LIFE-SIZE JAPANESE HARDWOOD OKIMONO- PUMPKIN AND RATS

    FASCINATING LIFE-SIZE JAPANESE HARDWOOD OKIMONO- PUMPKIN AND RATS

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    A FANTASTIC EDO PERIOD JAPANESE LACQUER BOX WITH SOLID GOLD KURIKARA DRAGON SWORD BY GOTO MITSUTAKA

    A FANTASTIC EDO PERIOD JAPANESE LACQUER BOX WITH SOLID GOLD KURIKARA DRAGON SWORD BY GOTO MITSUTAKA

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    OUTSTANDING JAPANESE SOLID SILVER MANCHURIAN CRANE OKIMONO BY "HASEGAWA ISSEI"

    OUTSTANDING JAPANESE SOLID SILVER MANCHURIAN CRANE OKIMONO BY “HASEGAWA ISSEI”

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    Japanese Silvered Bronze Hawk On Naturalistic Wood Stand-Yoshitani

    Japanese Silvered Bronze Hawk On Naturalistic Wood Stand-Yoshitani

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    JAPANESE FRAMED SILK DOG BY NISHIMURA COMPANY

    JAPANESE FRAMED SILK DOG BY NISHIMURA COMPANY

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    LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER OKIMONO BY ATSUYOSHI FOR MARUKI COMPANY

    LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER OKIMONO BY ATSUYOSHI FOR MARUKI COMPANY

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    Fascinating Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases

    Fascinating Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases

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    Huge Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Bowl by Miyamoto Shoko

    Huge Japanese Silver and Mixed Metal Bowl by Miyamoto Shoko

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