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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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EXCEPTIONAL JAPANESE MIXED METAL TSUBA MAKERS LIDDED BOX
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A LARGE TOKYO SCHOOL JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO FISHERMAN BY SEIYA
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A WONDERFUL PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY ARTICULATED CRABS
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Large Japanese Bronze Monkey Okimono – Genryusai Seiya
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Large Japanese Shibayama Gold Lacquer Panel
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Huge Japanese Ceramic Vase – Arita Artist Signed
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Exquisite Quality Japanese Komai Iron Box – Okuno Company Kyoto.
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CHARMING JAPANESE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO BY SUZUKI JUBAN
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A LARGE JAPANESE MIXED METAL “LAKESIDE WINTER SCENE” BRONZE CHARGER
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Enchanting Japanese Bronze Owl Okimono
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Japanese Bronze Hawk Okimono by Maruki
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Fine Japanese Satsuma Bowl – Matsumoto Shozan
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Very Large Japanese Bronze Ferry Boat Okimono by Seiya
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DELIGHTFUL PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES BY SHOZAN FOR KOSHIDA
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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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