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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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    18TH CENTURY JAPANESE EDO PERIOD CARVED IVORY SEAL NETSUKE

    18TH CENTURY JAPANESE EDO PERIOD CARVED IVORY SEAL NETSUKE

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    DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE EDO PERIOD WOOD NETSUKE TURTLE SHELL BY MASATOMO

    DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE EDO PERIOD WOOD NETSUKE TURTLE SHELL BY MASATOMO

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    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY SEAL NETSUKE - CHINESE SAGE

    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY SEAL NETSUKE – CHINESE SAGE

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    RARE JAPANESE MIXED METAL NETSUKE -SCHOLARS TRAVELLING CALLIGRAPHY BOX

    RARE JAPANESE MIXED METAL NETSUKE -SCHOLARS TRAVELLING CALLIGRAPHY BOX

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    NICE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA BIJIN OKIMONO

    NICE QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA BIJIN OKIMONO

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    SILVER MOUNTED JAPANESE BASSE-TAILLE CLOISONNE VASE

    SILVER MOUNTED JAPANESE BASSE-TAILLE CLOISONNE VASE

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    CHARMING JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MANDARIN DUCK OKIMONO

    CHARMING JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MANDARIN DUCK OKIMONO

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    HEAVY JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE QUAIL OKIMONO

    HEAVY JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE QUAIL OKIMONO

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    Large Japanese Kutani Bijin and Kitten Okimono

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    A JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY & MIXED METAL KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE - SILVER FLAT FISH

    A JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY & MIXED METAL KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE – SILVER FLAT FISH

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE PARASOL HANDLE - DRAGON & BIRDS

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE PARASOL HANDLE – DRAGON & BIRDS

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    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE ONE PIECE IVORY ELEPHANT OKIMONO

    A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE ONE PIECE IVORY ELEPHANT OKIMONO

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    SILVER MOUNTED JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE BY ANDO

    Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase By Ando Company

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    Signed Carbon Print Japanese Potter- Herbert George Ponting -1870-1935

    Signed Carbon Print Japanese Potter- Herbert George Ponting -1870-1935

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    A CHARMING JAPANESE CELADON STUDIO POTTERY OKIMONO - DOVE - TERAIKE TOSHU

    A CHARMING JAPANESE CELADON STUDIO POTTERY OKIMONO – DOVE – TERAIKE TOSHU

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    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE - MAN & DOG UPON TREASURE SACK

    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE – MAN & DOG UPON TREASURE SACK

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