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Japanese 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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LARGE EXHIBITION QUALITY JAPANESE BRONZE BY KANIYA KUNIHARU
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FINE QUALITY LARGE SOLID SILVER DRAGON TSUBA BY HIRAISHI YOSHICHIKA
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HIGHLY DECORATIVE JAPANESE BRONZE CARP AND TOAD VASES BY OTAKE NORIKUNI
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A DELIGHTFUL JAPANESE SILVER AND SHIBUICHI COCKATIEL VASE
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JAPANESE MIXED METAL OKIMONO GAMMA SENNIN BY OSHIMA JOUN
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Large Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Vases By Masayuki
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Large Japanese Shakudo & Inlaid Mixed Metal Koro By Nogawa
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Large Japanese Copper & Mixed Metal Vase Signed Atsumitsu
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FINE JAPANESE SILVER , GOLD LACQUER & SHIBAYAMA DISH BY MASAYAKI
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Japanese Bronze & Mixed Metal Vase By Yoshihisa
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A CHARMING JAPANESE MIXED MEDIA OKIMONO BY IZUMI SEIJO
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A VERY STYLISH JAPANESE SILVER AND MIXED METAL KORO
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AN EXQUISITE JAPANESE SILVER AND ENAMEL PANEL BY MASAYOSHI
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Japanese Silver and Shibuichi Lidded Box – Sato Kazuhide
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Captivating Japanese Bronze and Mixed Metal Plaque by Yoshitoshi
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Japanese Hardwood Mixed Metal Vases – Katsuyoshi School
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