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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 SILVERED BRONZE PHEASANT ON NATURALISTIC WOODEN BASE BY "MASATSUNE"

    JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE PHEASANT ON NATURALISTIC WOODEN BASE BY “MASATSUNE”

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    FABULOUS QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY AND ROOTWOOD GEESE OKIMONO

    FABULOUS QUALITY JAPANESE IVORY AND ROOTWOOD GEESE OKIMONO

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    Large Japanese Bronze Elephant and Tiger Okimono by Maruki Company

    Large Japanese Bronze Elephant and Tiger Okimono by Maruki Company

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    A DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE IVORY TWO FOLD TABLE SCREEN

    A DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE IVORY TWO FOLD TABLE SCREEN

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    Large Japanese Bronze Elephant Jardiniere- Genryusai Seiya

    Large Japanese Bronze Elephant Jardiniere- Genryusai Seiya

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    Majestic Japanese Okimono Hare With The Amber Eyes

    Majestic Japanese Okimono Hare With The Amber Eyes

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    JAPANESE CARVED IVORY MIXED FRUIT OKIMONO-MEIJI PERIOD

    JAPANESE CARVED IVORY MIXED FRUIT OKIMONO-MEIJI PERIOD

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    LOVELY QUALITY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY OKIMONO DEPICTING  A SAMURAI WARRIOR - SIGNED

    LOVELY QUALITY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY OKIMONO DEPICTING A SAMURAI WARRIOR – SIGNED

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    OUTSTANDING QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER ON STAND BY THE MARUKI COMPANY

    OUTSTANDING QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE TIGER ON STAND BY THE MARUKI COMPANY

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    AN EXQUISITE PAIR OF JAPANESE BOXWOOD QUAIL MEIJI PERIOD

    AN EXQUISITE PAIR OF JAPANESE BOXWOOD QUAIL MEIJI PERIOD

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    Large Pair of Exceptional Quality Japanese Imari Bijin

    Large Pair of Exceptional Quality Japanese Imari Bijin

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    Large Japanese Satsuma Bijin Okimono

    Large Japanese Satsuma Bijin Okimono

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    17th Century Edo Period Japanese Tokuri - Sake Bottle

    17th Century Edo Period Japanese Tokuri – Sake Bottle

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    A Japanese Bronze Tokyo Okimono Of Boys Wrestling- Izumi Seijo

    A Japanese Bronze Tokyo Okimono Of Boys Wrestling- Izumi Seijo

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    Large Japanese Bronze Bear Okimono - Akasofu Gyokko

    Large Japanese Bronze Bear Okimono – Akasofu Gyokko

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    Large Japanese Wooden  Okimono Priest Carrying Huge Conch Shell

    Large Japanese Wooden Okimono Priest Carrying Huge Conch Shell

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