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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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    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A SEATED SENNIN - SIGNED

    JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A SEATED SENNIN – SIGNED

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    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE - SEATED SENNIN - SIGNED "KUSAI"

    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE – SEATED SENNIN – SIGNED “KUSAI”

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    HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE KUTANI "MARINE LIFE" RIBBED VASE

    HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE KUTANI “MARINE LIFE” RIBBED VASE

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    Japanese Boxwood Netsuke Rat Upon Chestnut

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    Large Japanese Ceramic Okimono of Kannon

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    KINKOZAN STYLE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE - NIKKO

    KINKOZAN STYLE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE – NIKKO

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    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL NETSUKE TOGGLES

    HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL NETSUKE TOGGLES

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    UNUSUAL JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE - RAIDEN UPON A CLOUD

    UNUSUAL JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE – RAIDEN UPON A CLOUD

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    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE - HOTEI 寅泰 UPON A FAN

    JAPANESE EDO PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE – HOTEI 寅泰 UPON A FAN

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    JAPANESE LACQUER AND MOTHER OF PEARL KARABITSU - TREASURE CHEST

    JAPANESE LACQUER AND MOTHER OF PEARL KARABITSU – TREASURE CHEST

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    JAPANESE GLOBULAR BRONZE SWIMMING CARP VASE BY NOGAWA

    JAPANESE GLOBULAR BRONZE SWIMMING CARP VASE BY NOGAWA

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    LARGE JAPANESE NOH MASK WOODEN NETSUKE HANNYA

    LARGE JAPANESE NOH MASK WOODEN NETSUKE HANNYA

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    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)

    FINE QUALITY JAPANESE STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)

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    A GOOD JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE FROG AND SNAKE

    A GOOD JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE FROG AND SNAKE

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    JAPANESE SILVER VASE BY KOBAYASHI KAKO FOR THE HATTORI COMPANY

    JAPANESE SILVER VASE BY KOBAYASHI KAKO FOR THE HATTORI COMPANY

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    JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL FLORAL VASE BY ANDO

    JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL FLORAL VASE BY ANDO

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