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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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    Very Large Japanese Bronze Ferry Boat Okimono by Seiya

    Very Large Japanese Bronze Ferry Boat Okimono by Seiya

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    LARGE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER CHRYSANTHEMUM FRUIT BOWL

    LARGE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SILVER CHRYSANTHEMUM FRUIT BOWL

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    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IRON AND MIXED METAL BUTTERFLY KORO

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    LARGE JAPANESE COPPER ONLAID TSUBA - EDO PERIOD - SIGNED -MASAYUKI HOGEN ZO

    LARGE JAPANESE COPPER ONLAID TSUBA – EDO PERIOD – SIGNED -MASAYUKI HOGEN ZO

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    LARGE JAPANESE PARCEL GILT BRONZE OF A SAMURAI ARCHER - SIGNED YOSHIMITSU

    LARGE JAPANESE PARCEL GILT BRONZE OF A SAMURAI ARCHER – SIGNED YOSHIMITSU

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    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE MANCHURIAN CRANE OKIMONO BY OTAKE NORIKUNI

    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE MANCHURIAN CRANE OKIMONO BY OTAKE NORIKUNI

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    A FINE QUALITY PAIR OF JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASES BY NOGAWA

    A FINE QUALITY PAIR OF JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASES BY NOGAWA

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    A HIGHLY DECORATIVE LARGE JAPANESE ONLAID EAGLE VASE

    A HIGHLY DECORATIVE LARGE JAPANESE ONLAID EAGLE VASE

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    LARGE AND UNUSUAL  JAPANESE MIXED METAL EUROPEAN SUBJECT WALL PLAQUE

    LARGE AND UNUSUAL JAPANESE MIXED METAL EUROPEAN SUBJECT WALL PLAQUE

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    LARGE JAPANESE PARCEL GILDED BRONZE SAMURAI BY YOSHIMITSU

    LARGE JAPANESE PARCEL GILDED BRONZE SAMURAI BY YOSHIMITSU

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    Large Japanese Bronze Zoomorphic Jardiniere by Seiya

    Large Japanese Bronze Zoomorphic Jardiniere by Seiya

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    Sensational Japanese Mixed Metal Tsuba by Yoshihisa

    Sensational Japanese Mixed Metal Tsuba by Yoshihisa

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    Large Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Plaque

    Large Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Plaque

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    OUTSTANDING QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO - TANUKI AND HERON

    OUTSTANDING QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO – TANUKI AND HERON

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    Japanese Silver Lined Iron Kogo ( Incense container) by Yasuaki

    Japanese Silver Lined Iron Kogo ( Incense container) by Yasuaki

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    A Charming Japanese Bronze Okimono  Father Feeding Child -Takaaki.

    A Charming Japanese Bronze Okimono Father Feeding Child

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