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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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FINE JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO GROUP – TWO DRUNKEN MEN – BY MUNEKAZU
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JAPANESE SILVER MOUNTED CLOISONNE VASE IN SILK LINED TOMOBAKO-ANDO JUBEI
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A CHARMING JAPANESE WOODEN OKIMONO RAT GROUP SIGNED GYOKUMIN
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JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE KARABITSU – LIDDED BOX
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HUMEROUS JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO GROUP SIGNED GYOKUSUI
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HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE BRONZE MIXED METAL LIDDED BOX
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NICE QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL BIRD VASE
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Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Hayashi Kodenji II
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A DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE STAINED IVORY OKIMONO OF A RAT GROUP
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Fascinating Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box Attr- Kumeno Teitaro
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Charming Japanese Bronze Turtle Okimono by Seimin
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Japanese Satsuma Vase by Meizan
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Japanese Ceramic Plate by Makuzu Kozan
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Large Japanese Bronze Elephant Okimono- Genryusai Seiya
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Pair of 17th Century Japanese Arita Imari Dishes
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LARGE JAPANESE BOXWOOD OKIMONO STYLE NETSUKE GROUP – TURTLES BY TADAKAZU
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