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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 MINIATURE IRON SHODANA KOMAI OF KYOTO
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LARGE PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL MONKEY VASES- HAMADA YOSHIFUMI
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A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE GOLD WIRE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BOX
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LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE MIXED METAL VASE BY MIYABE ATSUYOSHI
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LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE MULTI PATINATED DRAGON VASE
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A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL “GOLDEN TEMPLE” VASE
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Fine Quality Japanese Satsuma Bowl by Genzan
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Japanese Silver & Mixed Metal Carp Tray by Masayoshi, Engraved by Kazuteru
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Japanese Silver & Enamel Koro -Incense Burner
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Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Attributed to Gonda Hirosuke
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LARGE JAPANESE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER ( KOGO) BY INOUE OF KYOTO
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A MINIATURE JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA TABLE CABINET
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A CHARMING JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE DUCK OKIMONO – MASATSUGU
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UNUSUAL JAPANESE SILVER & ENAMEL MINIATURE TABLE SCREEN – IVORY SEA DRAGONS
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FINELY EXECUTED JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE BY YAMAMOTO KOKEN
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A CHARMING JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE QUAIL OKIMONO BY HIDENAO
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