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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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    UNUSUAL JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO- SKELETON MONKEYS CARRYING TOADS

    UNUSUAL JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO- SKELETON MONKEYS CARRYING TOADS

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    JAPANESE WOODEN OKIMONO OF A DANCING DRUMMER BOY

    JAPANESE WOODEN OKIMONO OF A DANCING DRUMMER BOY

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    FINE QUALITY PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY BEZIQUE/GAMES MARKERS DEPICTING MONKEYS

    FINE QUALITY PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY BEZIQUE/GAMES MARKERS DEPICTING MONKEYS

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    LARGE JAPANESE STUDIO POTTERY OKIMONO  EBISU RIDING A CARP

    LARGE JAPANESE STUDIO POTTERY OKIMONO EBISU RIDING A CARP

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    NICE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA BIJIN OKIMONO

    NICE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA BIJIN OKIMONO

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    CHARMING JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MANDARIN DUCK OKIMONO

    CHARMING JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MANDARIN DUCK OKIMONO

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    HEAVY JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE QUAIL OKIMONO

    HEAVY JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE QUAIL OKIMONO

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    Large Japanese Kutani Bijin and Kitten Okimono

    Large Japanese Kutani Bijin and Kitten Okimono

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    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE ONE PIECE IVORY ELEPHANT OKIMONO

    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE ONE PIECE IVORY ELEPHANT OKIMONO

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    A CHARMING JAPANESE CELADON STUDIO POTTERY OKIMONO - DOVE - TERAIKE TOSHU

    A CHARMING JAPANESE CELADON STUDIO POTTERY OKIMONO – DOVE – TERAIKE TOSHU

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    Large Japanese Ceramic Okimono of Kannon

    Large Japanese Ceramic Okimono of Kannon

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)

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    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KUTANI MODEL OF A COCKATIEL ON A TREE STUMP

    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KUTANI MODEL OF A COCKATIEL ON A TREE STUMP

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    Japanese Bronze Elephant Okimono by Maruki Company

    Japanese Bronze Elephant Okimono by Maruki Company

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    BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERED SHAWL MEIJI PERIOD - BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWERS

    BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE SILK EMBROIDERED SHAWL MEIJI PERIOD – BUTTERFLIES AND FLOWERS

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    JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF SAMURAI INO HAYATA SLAYING THE GIANT BIRD

    JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF SAMURAI INO HAYATA SLAYING THE GIANT BIRD

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