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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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    EXQUISITE PAIR OF JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA SILVER MOUNTED VASES

    EXQUISITE PAIR OF JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA SILVER MOUNTED VASES

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    SUPERB QUALITY JAPANESE 0-TANTO (LARGE TANTO) 16TH CENTURY BLADE SIGNED KANEFUSA

    SUPERB QUALITY JAPANESE 0-TANTO (LARGE TANTO) 16TH CENTURY BLADE SIGNED KANEFUSA

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    A LARGE EXHIBITION QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY & SHIBAYAMA TANTO

    A LARGE EXHIBITION QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY & SHIBAYAMA TANTO

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    Huge Japanese Bronze Bear Okimono by Genryusai Seiya

    HUGE JAPANESE BRONZE BEAR OKIMONO BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA

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    LARGE JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA CAPARISONED ELEPHANT OKIMONO - MASAYUKI

    LARGE JAPANESE IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA CAPARISONED ELEPHANT OKIMONO – MASAYUKI

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    EXHIBITION QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO - BEARS AND EAGLE - SIGNED TOMOKAZU

    EXHIBITION QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO – BEARS AND EAGLE – SIGNED TOMOKAZU

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    A RARE AND HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE SHAKUDO & MIXED METAL TEA CANISTER (CADDY) BY NOGAWA

    A RARE AND HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE SHAKUDO & MIXED METAL TEA CANISTER (CADDY) BY NOGAWA

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    OUTSTANDING JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA KORO

    OUTSTANDING JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA KORO

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    Japanese Ken Form Mixed Metal Dragons Tanto.

    Japanese Ken Form Mixed Metal Dragons Tanto.

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    Japanese Silvered Bronze Snowy Owl On Wood Stand By Yasumasa

    Japanese Silvered Bronze Snowy Owl On Wood Stand By Yasumasa

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    Rare Japanese Celadon Cockerel Vase By Makuzu Kozan

    Rare Japanese Celadon Cockerel Vase By Makuzu Kozan

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    Delightful Japanese Bamboo Form Gold Lacquer Kazaridana Cabinet

    Delightful Japanese Bamboo Form Gold Lacquer Display Cabinet

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    Japanese Iron Box by The Komai Company Of Kyoto

    Japanese Iron Box by The Komai Company Of Kyoto

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    LARGE PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASES

    LARGE PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE AND MIXED METAL VASES

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    STUNNING JAPANESE IRON AND ENAMEL PEONY VASE BY UNNO KATSUMORI (1852-1886)

    STUNNING JAPANESE IRON AND ENAMEL PEONY VASE BY UNNO KATSUMORI (1852-1886)

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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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