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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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Japanese Bronze Of The Great Buddha At Kamakura
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JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BOXWOOD OKIMONO DEPICTING SETSUBUN FESTIVAL AND ONI – SIGNED
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LARGE JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BRONZE TORTOISE OKIMONO
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LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BOY SEATED UPON AN OXEN
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FASCINATING JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MONKEY UPON A STAG
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FINE QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF JUROJIN LUCKY GOD
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GOOD QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO TAKARABUNE WITH LUCKY GODS BY MASATOSHI
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A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MUSICIAN
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A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY OKIMONO OF A THWARTED RAT CATCHER
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ONE PIECE JAPANESE IVORY ELEPHANT AND LION OKIMONO
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A FINELY CARVED JAPANESE HARDWOOD AND GOLD LACQUER ONI OKIMONO
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Japanese Bronze Okimono Boy Seated Upon An Oxen
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CUTE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN AKITA PUPPY WITH CLAM SHELL
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