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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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Large Japanese Iron Komai Style panel – Akimitsu

November 12, 2020

Large Japanese Iron Komai Style panel – Akimitsu

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EXQUISITE JAPANESE IRON VASE BY THE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO

September 4, 2020

EXQUISITE JAPANESE IRON VASE BY THE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO

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JAPANESE MINIATURE IRON SHODANA KOMAI OF KYOTO

January 21, 2020

JAPANESE MINIATURE IRON SHODANA KOMAI OF KYOTO

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JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE DAMASCENED IRON SEA EAGLE TRINKET BOX

September 30, 2019

JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE DAMASCENED IRON SEA EAGLE TRINKET BOX

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LARGE JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE DAMASCENED IRON TRINKET BOX

September 30, 2019

LARGE JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE DAMASCENED IRON TRINKET BOX

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PAIR OF JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KOMAI STYLE IRON PLAQUES

April 12, 2018

PAIR OF JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD KOMAI STYLE IRON PLAQUES

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FINE QUALITY JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE PARASOL HANDLE – DRAGON & BIRDS

January 22, 2018

FINE QUALITY JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE PARASOL HANDLE – DRAGON & BIRDS

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A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IRON BOX BY THE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO

July 24, 2017

A FINE QUALITY JAPANESE IRON BOX BY THE KOMAI COMPANY OF KYOTO

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JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE KARABITSU – LIDDED BOX

May 30, 2017

JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE KARABITSU – LIDDED BOX

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HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE IRON KOMAI STYLE CARD CASE

November 22, 2016

HIGH QUALITY JAPANESE IRON KOMAI STYLE CARD CASE

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