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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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    Japanese Satsuma Samurai Themed Tray by Fuzan

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    Japanese Gold Wired Cloisonne Vase - Hayashi Kodenji

    Japanese Gold Wired Cloisonne Vase – Hayashi Kodenji

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    Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro-Incense Burner

    Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro-Incense Burner

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    Japanese Shibayama Table Screen - Tsuitate

    Japanese Shibayama Table Screen – Tsuitate

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    Large Japanese Wooden  Okimono Priest Carrying Huge Conch Shell

    Large Japanese Wooden Okimono Priest Carrying Huge Conch Shell

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    LARGE HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE KUTANI SAMURAI WARRIOR VASE

    LARGE HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE KUTANI SAMURAI WARRIOR VASE

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    JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL FLORAL VASE - ANDO JUBEI COMPANY

    JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL FLORAL VASE – ANDO JUBEI COMPANY

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    LARGE DECORATIVE JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL VASE - CHRYSANTHEMUMS

    LARGE DECORATIVE JAPANESE BRONZE & MIXED METAL VASE – CHRYSANTHEMUMS

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    LARGE WELL DECORATED JAPANESE IMPERIAL SATSUMA VASE

    LARGE WELL DECORATED JAPANESE IMPERIAL SATSUMA VASE

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    High Quality Japanese Mixed Metal lidded Jar By The Nogawa Company

    High Quality Japanese Mixed Metal lidded Jar By The Nogawa Company

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A GRAZING HORSE (EDO PERIOD)

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A GRAZING HORSE (EDO PERIOD)

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    PAIR OF HEAVY AND FINE QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TANUKI

    PAIR OF HEAVY AND FINE QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TANUKI

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    LOVELY LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO FARMER MANNER OF KANIYA KUNIHARU

    LOVELY LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO FARMER MANNER OF KANIYA KUNIHARU

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    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA STYLE ONLAID WOODEN PANEL

    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA STYLE ONLAID WOODEN PANEL

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    Pair Of Japanese Plique a Jour Vases- Hattori Tadasaburo

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    A CHARMING JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE - MONKEY UPON ON A ZABUTON

    A CHARMING JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE – MONKEY UPON ON A ZABUTON

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