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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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    RARE SUBJECT EDO PERIOD CARVED WOOD NETSUKE - RASHINJIN WITH DRAGON

    RARE SUBJECT EDO PERIOD CARVED WOOD NETSUKE – RASHINJIN WITH DRAGON

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    GREAT QUALITY HUMEROUS JAPANESE IVORY TOAD AND TERRAPIN OKIMONO BY ICHIMIN

    GREAT QUALITY HUMEROUS JAPANESE IVORY TOAD AND TERRAPIN OKIMONO BY ICHIMIN

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    LARGE JAPANESE THOUSAND BUTTERFLY SATSUMA BOWL BY YUZAN

    LARGE JAPANESE THOUSAND BUTTERFLY SATSUMA BOWL BY YUZAN

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    CHARMING JAPANESE CERAMIC CRANE FORM BOWL - MAKUZU KOZAN

    CHARMING JAPANESE CERAMIC CRANE FORM BOWL – MAKUZU KOZAN

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    Japanese Wood Okimono Monkey Trainer -Sarumawashi

    Japanese Wood Okimono Monkey Trainer -Sarumawashi

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    HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE BY SATO

    HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE BY SATO

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    Stylish Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase -  Ando Company

    Stylish Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Ando Company

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    FINELY CARVED JAPANESE EDO PERIOD BOXWOOD NETSUKE FOX PRIEST

    FINELY CARVED JAPANESE EDO PERIOD BOXWOOD NETSUKE FOX PRIEST

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    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD WOODEN SHI SHI DOG NETSUKE

    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD WOODEN SHI SHI DOG NETSUKE

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    A FINELY CARVED JAPANESE IVORY LIDDED TRINKET BOX - LUCKY GODS

    A FINELY CARVED JAPANESE IVORY LIDDED TRINKET BOX – LUCKY GODS

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    DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO BIJIN AND CHILD BY RAKUMIN

    DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO BIJIN AND CHILD BY RAKUMIN

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    A CHARMING JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A BOY PERFORMING A LION DANCE

    A CHARMING JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A BOY PERFORMING A LION DANCE

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    LOVELY EDO PERIOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE CROUCHING SHI SHI DOG

    LOVELY EDO PERIOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE CROUCHING SHI SHI DOG

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    GOOD PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY VASES MEIJI PERIOD

    GOOD PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY VASES MEIJI PERIOD

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    JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF EBISU - THE LUCKY GOD OF PROSPERITY AND WEALTH

    JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF EBISU – THE LUCKY GOD OF PROSPERITY AND WEALTH

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    HUMOROUS JAPANESE SIGNED BRONZE TERRAPIN OKIMONO

    HUMOROUS JAPANESE SIGNED BRONZE TERRAPIN OKIMONO

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