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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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    LARGE JAPANESE ONLAID BRONZE CHARGER ON STAND BY JOMI EISUKE

    LARGE JAPANESE ONLAID BRONZE CHARGER ON STAND BY JOMI EISUKE

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    LARGE JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE KORO BY THE KURODA COMPANY

    LARGE JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE KORO BY THE KURODA COMPANY

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    Japanese Iron Box by The Komai Company of Kyoto

    Japanese Iron Box by The Komai Company of Kyoto

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE SILVER & ENAMEL GOLD LACQUER SHIBAYAMA KORO

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE SILVER & ENAMEL GOLD LACQUER SHIBAYAMA KORO

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    Large Japanese Reticulated Satsuma Koro – Ryozan Okamoto

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    Japanese Shibuichi & Silver Hanging Boat Koro - Incense Burner

    Japanese Shibuichi & Silver Hanging Boat Koro – Incense Burner

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    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE MIXED METAL DISH ARTIST SIGNED FOR MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY

    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE MIXED METAL DISH ARTIST SIGNED FOR MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY

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    HIGH QUALITY DECORATIVE JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA BOX ON STAND - MASAMITSU

    HIGH QUALITY DECORATIVE JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA BOX ON STAND – MASAMITSU

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    LARGE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY MANJU DRAGON NETSUKE

    LARGE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY MANJU DRAGON NETSUKE

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    FABULOUS QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE MIXED METAL EAGLE VASE BY NOGAWA

    FABULOUS QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE MIXED METAL EAGLE VASE BY NOGAWA

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    RARE JAPANESE 18TH CENTURY EDO PERIOD IVORY TONKOTSU - CARVED WITH DRAGONS

    RARE JAPANESE 18TH CENTURY EDO PERIOD IVORY TONKOTSU – CARVED WITH DRAGONS

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    A FINE JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE SHODANA CABINET ON STAND

    A FINE JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE SHODANA CABINET ON STAND

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    WONDERFUL JAPANESE CARVED WOOD OKIMONO OF NITTA NO SHIRO

    WONDERFUL JAPANESE CARVED WOOD OKIMONO OF NITTA NO SHIRO

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    EXCEPTIONAL JAPANESE WOODEN RAT OKIMONO BY KEIMIN

    EXCEPTIONAL JAPANESE WOODEN RAT OKIMONO BY KEIMIN

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    FABULOUS SIGNED TOKYO ARTIST IVORY OKIMONO OF AN EGG TESTER

    FABULOUS SIGNED TOKYO ARTIST IVORY OKIMONO OF AN EGG TESTER

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    Large Pair Of Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal vases

    Large Pair Of Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal vases

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