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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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    Huge 17th century Japanese Arita Imari Charger

    Huge 17th century Japanese Arita Imari Charger

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    Large Japanese Satsuma Plate by Seikozan

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    Japanese Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan

    Japanese Satsuma Vase by Kinkozan

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    Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase - Kumeno Teitaro

    Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Kumeno Teitaro

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    Large Pair of Exceptional Quality Japanese Imari Bijin

    Large Pair of Exceptional Quality Japanese Imari Bijin

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    HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA STYLE FRAMED PANEL

    HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA STYLE FRAMED PANEL

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    Japanese Mixed Metal Inlaid Shakudo Koro By Nogawa

    Japanese Mixed Metal Inlaid Shakudo Koro By Nogawa

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    UNUSUAL JAPANESE SILVER MOUNTED SHIBAYAMA & LACQUER SMOKERS TOBACCO BOX

    UNUSUAL JAPANESE SILVER MOUNTED SHIBAYAMA & LACQUER SMOKERS TOBACCO BOX

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    LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL COMMISIONED BY THE IKEDA COMPANY

    LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL COMMISIONED BY THE IKEDA COMPANY

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    SUPER QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL VASE MIYABE ATSUYOSHI

    SUPER QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL VASE MIYABE ATSUYOSHI

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    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE DAMASCENED KOMAI IRON PLATE- SIGNED

    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE DAMASCENED KOMAI IRON PLATE- SIGNED

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    Fine Japanese Satsuma Dish By Yabu Meizan

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    Large Japanese Satsuma Bijin Okimono

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    17th Century Edo Period Japanese Tokuri – Sake Bottle

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    A Japanese Bronze Tokyo Okimono Of Boys Wrestling- Izumi Seijo

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    Large Japanese Bronze Bear Okimono – Akasofu Gyokko

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