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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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    PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL EGRET VASES BY KURODA

    PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL EGRET VASES BY KURODA

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    Japanese Mokko Shaped Shakudo Tsuba- Shi Shi Dog

    Japanese Mokko Shaped Shakudo Tsuba- Shi Shi Dog

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    RARE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IRON TINDER BOX LIGHTER - HIUCHIBAKO NETSUKE

    RARE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IRON TINDER BOX LIGHTER – HIUCHIBAKO NETSUKE

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    LARGE JAPANESE IRON & MIXED METAL TSUBA - BENTEN UPON A SEA DRAGON - SIGNED

    LARGE JAPANESE IRON & MIXED METAL TSUBA – BENTEN UPON A SEA DRAGON – SIGNED

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    SMALL JAPANESE COPPER TSUBA DEPICTING DARUMA - SIGNED MASAYOSHI

    SMALL JAPANESE COPPER TSUBA DEPICTING DARUMA – SIGNED MASAYOSHI

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    RARE JAPANESE MIXED METAL NETSUKE -SCHOLARS TRAVELLING CALLIGRAPHY BOX

    RARE JAPANESE MIXED METAL NETSUKE -SCHOLARS TRAVELLING CALLIGRAPHY BOX

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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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    A JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY & MIXED METAL KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE - SILVER FLAT FISH

    A JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY & MIXED METAL KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE – SILVER FLAT FISH

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE PARASOL HANDLE - DRAGON & BIRDS

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE PARASOL HANDLE – DRAGON & BIRDS

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    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL NETSUKE TOGGLES

    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL NETSUKE TOGGLES

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    JAPANESE GLOBULAR BRONZE SWIMMING CARP VASE BY NOGAWA

    JAPANESE GLOBULAR BRONZE SWIMMING CARP VASE BY NOGAWA

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    JAPANESE SILVER VASE BY KOBAYASHI KAKO FOR THE HATTORI COMPANY

    JAPANESE SILVER VASE BY KOBAYASHI KAKO FOR THE HATTORI COMPANY

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    A PIERCED EDO PERIOD IRON SHINGEN TSUBA

    A PIERCED EDO PERIOD IRON SHINGEN TSUBA

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    Japanese Bronze Elephant Okimono by Maruki Company

    Japanese Bronze Elephant Okimono by Maruki Company

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    JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE MOUNT FUJI

    JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE MOUNT FUJI

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