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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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Charming Japanese Komai Style Iron Box
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2,450.00
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Large 17th Century Japanese Arita Bowl
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2,450.00
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Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Namikawa Yasuyuki
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26,000.00
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Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase – Namikawa Yasuyuki
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22,500.00
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Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bottle Vase – Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927)
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19,500.00
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Japanese Gold Lacquer Cylindrical Box – Ju-Kobako
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1,250.00
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Japanese Silk Textile By Iida Takashimaya Company
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12,500.00
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Large Japanese Bronze Elephant Jardiniere- Genryusai Seiya
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3,850.00
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Captivating Japanese Bronze Goose Jardiniere by Seiya
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16,500.00
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Monumental Japanese Silk Textile – Peacocks in Landscape.
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65,000.00
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Large Japanese Pure Silver and Mixed Metal Cranes Okimono.
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12,500.00
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Large Japanese Silver and Mixed Metal Vase
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26,000.00
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Huge Japanese Silk Textile Goose In Flight
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68,000.00
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Important and Monumental Japanese Bronze Okimono – Sano Takachika
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Sensational Japanese Wood and Lacquer Octopus Okimono- Iki Ningyo
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95,000.00
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Japanese Hardwood Mixed Metal Vases – Katsuyoshi School
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11,500.00
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