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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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    A SUPERB JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE HAWK BY AKASOFU GYOKO

    A SUPERB JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE SEA EAGLE BY AKASOFU GYOKO

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    Fascinating Japanese Iron Panel - Komai Company of Kyoto

    Fascinating Japanese Iron Panel – Komai Company of Kyoto

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    Captivating Japanese Bronze Goose Jardiniere by Seiya

    Captivating Japanese Bronze Goose Jardiniere by Seiya

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    Japanese Iron & Mixed Metal Koro - Samurai Kabuto

    Japanese Iron and Mixed Metal Koro – Samurai Kabuto

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    A STUNNING QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF AN APE SIGNED MORINO KORIN

    A STUNNING QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF AN APE SIGNED MORINO KORIN

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    Japanese Pure Silver Carp Okimono - Signed Tansho

    Japanese Pure Silver Carp Okimono – Signed Tansho

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    JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE GOSS HAWK ON ROOTWOOD STAND BY KUNICHIKA

    JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE GOSS HAWK ON ROOTWOOD STAND BY KUNICHIKA

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    OUTSTANDING JAPANESE FULLY ARTICULATED IVORY LOBSTER OKIMONO-SAKURAI SOSAI

    OUTSTANDING JAPANESE FULLY ARTICULATED IVORY LOBSTER OKIMONO-SAKURAI SOSAI

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    Fascinating Japanese Boxwood and Lacquer Okimono - Incense Burner

    Fascinating Japanese Boxwood and Lacquer Okimono – Incense Burner

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    Majestic Japanese Mixed Metal Monkey Okimono by Masaaki

    Majestic Japanese Mixed Metal Monkey Okimono by Masaaki

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    Japanese Silvered Bronze Hawk On Prunus Branch by Kazan

    Japanese Silvered Bronze Hawk On Prunus Branch by Kazan

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    JAPANESE PURE SILVER MANCHURIAN CRANE OKIMONO BY "HASEGAWA ISSEI"

    JAPANESE PURE SILVER MANCHURIAN CRANE OKIMONO BY “HASEGAWA ISSEI”

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    Exceptional Japanese Iron and Mixed Metal Lidded Box

    Exceptional Japanese Iron and Mixed Metal Lidded Box

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    EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER OKIMONO BY AKASOFU GYOKO

    EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER OKIMONO BY AKASOFU GYOKO

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    Enchanting Japanese Silvered Bronze Cockatoo Signed Mitani

    Enchanting Japanese Silvered Bronze Cockatoo Signed Mitani

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    Japanese Silvered Bronze Owl Okimono by Mitani

    Japanese Silvered Bronze Owl Okimono by Mitani

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