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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 UNUSUAL JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE BY ANDO COMPANY

    LARGE UNUSUAL JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE BY ANDO COMPANY

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    JAPANESE CARVED IVORY MIXED FRUIT OKIMONO-MEIJI PERIOD

    JAPANESE CARVED IVORY MIXED FRUIT OKIMONO-MEIJI PERIOD

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    Large Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases by Kizan

    Large Pair of Japanese Satsuma Vases by Kizan

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    NICE QUALITY  JAPANESE MIXED METAL BOX BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY

    NICE QUALITY JAPANESE MIXED METAL BOX BY THE MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY

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    LARGE GLOBULAR JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE SIGNED KIYOMITSU

    LARGE GLOBULAR JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASE SIGNED KIYOMITSU

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    LOVELY QUALITY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY OKIMONO DEPICTING  A SAMURAI WARRIOR - SIGNED

    LOVELY QUALITY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY OKIMONO DEPICTING A SAMURAI WARRIOR – SIGNED

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    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IRON BOX BY THE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO

    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IRON BOX BY THE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO

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    OUTSTANDING QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER ON STAND BY THE MARUKI COMPANY

    OUTSTANDING QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER ON STAND BY THE MARUKI COMPANY

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY GOLD LACQUER AND SHIBAYAMA CARD CASE

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY GOLD LACQUER AND SHIBAYAMA CARD CASE

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    A CHARMING JAPANESE IVORY OCTOPUS AND SHELL NETSUKE BY CHOKUSAI

    A CHARMING JAPANESE IVORY OCTOPUS AND SHELL NETSUKE BY CHOKUSAI

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    PAIR OF MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES BY MEIZAN

    PAIR OF MEIJI PERIOD JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES BY MEIZAN

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    AN EXQUISITE PAIR OF JAPANESE BOXWOOD QUAIL MEIJI PERIOD

    AN EXQUISITE PAIR OF JAPANESE BOXWOOD QUAIL MEIJI PERIOD

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    JAPANESE SHIBUICHI & MIXED METAL SAYA INRO - BOYS DAY PARADE

    JAPANESE SHIBUICHI & MIXED METAL SAYA INRO – BOYS DAY PARADE

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    GOOD  JAPANESE  SHAKUDO SOTEN SCHOOL TSUBA EDO PERIOD SIGNED

    GOOD JAPANESE SHAKUDO SOTEN SCHOOL TSUBA EDO PERIOD SIGNED

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    Large Japanese Silver Fruit Bowl.

    Large Japanese Silver Fruit Bowl.

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    Japanese Satsuma Ewer by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company

    Japanese Satsuma Ewer by Ryozan Okamoto for Yasuda Company

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