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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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    Exceptional Japanese Satsuma Vase By Yabu Meizan

    Exceptional Japanese Satsuma Vase By Yabu Meizan

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    OUTSTANDING PAIR OF JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA VASES

    OUTSTANDING PAIR OF JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA VASES

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    Japanese Shibayama Silver Mounted Kodansu

    Japanese Shibayama Silver Mounted Kodansu

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    JAPANESE MIXED METAL OKIMONO GAMMA SENNIN BY OSHIMA JOUN

    JAPANESE MIXED METAL OKIMONO GAMMA SENNIN BY OSHIMA JOUN

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    HIGH QUALITY PAIR OF JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASES BY MASAYUKI

    Large Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases By Masayuki

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    GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE SHAKUDO & INLAID MIXED METAL KORO BY NOGAWA

    Large Japanese Shakudo & Inlaid Mixed Metal Koro By Nogawa

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    Large Japanese Copper & Mixed Metal Vase Signed Atsumitsu

    Large Japanese Copper & Mixed Metal Vase Signed Atsumitsu

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    A SUPER CONDITION JAPANESE SATSUMA KORO - YABU MEIZAN

    A SUPER CONDITION JAPANESE SATSUMA KORO – YABU MEIZAN

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    FINE JAPANESE SILVER

    FINE JAPANESE SILVER , GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA DISH BY MASAYAKI

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    LARGE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY  JAPANESE SATSUMA SAMURAI VASE - ATTR TO KINKOZAN

    LARGE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY JAPANESE SATSUMA SAMURAI VASE – ATTR TO KINKOZAN

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    Japanese  Bronze & Mixed Metal Vase By Yoshihisa

    Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Vase By Yoshihisa

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    STUNNING JAPANESE IVORY SAMURAI OKIMONO BY THE MARUKI COMPANY

    STUNNING JAPANESE IVORY SAMURAI OKIMONO BY THE MARUKI COMPANY

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    MONUMENTAL PAIR OF JAPANESE FUKAGAWA VASES ON STANDS

    MONUMENTAL PAIR OF JAPANESE FUKAGAWA VASES ON STANDS

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    A CHARMING JAPANESE MIXED MEDIA OKIMONO BY IZUMI SEIJO

    A CHARMING JAPANESE MIXED MEDIA OKIMONO BY IZUMI SEIJO

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    LARGE STUNNING QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY BIJIN OKIMONO BY DOHAKU

    LARGE STUNNING QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY BIJIN OKIMONO BY DOHAKU

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    A VERY STYLISH JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL KORO

    A VERY STYLISH JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL KORO

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