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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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JAPANESE SATSUMA RETICULATED VASE BY RYOKUZAN
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A FINELY CARVED JAPANESE HARDWOOD AND GOLD LACQUER ONI OKIMONO
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RARE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE ( 根付 ) – AMA ” LADY OF THE SEA “
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Japanese Walrus Netsuke of Chokaro Sennin
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A GOOD JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE – OXEN AND OXHERD
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Japanese Bronze Okimono Boy Seated Upon An Oxen
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CUTE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN AKITA PUPPY WITH CLAM SHELL
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A JAPANESE SILVER MOUNTED AND BASKET WEAVE TRINKET BOX ON STAND
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LARGE JAPANESE IMPERIAL SATSUMA SCALLOPED PLATE / DISH SIGNED GYOKUZAN
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JAPANESE MUSEN WIRELESS CLOISONNE ENAMEL EGRET VASE
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UNUSUAL JAPANESE SATSUMA PLATE SIGNED BY RYOZAN
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LARGE ANDO JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE DEPICTING MOUNT FUJI
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DECORATIVE PAIR OF JAPANESE IMPERIAL SATSUMA VASES
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Enchanting Japanese Ceramic Kutani Bijin Okimono
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Japanese Oval Shaped Shakudo Tsuba- Pottery Kilns
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JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A TOAD UPON SANDAL – MASANAO
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