Fine Old Japanese Bronze Vase with Chidori & Waves

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1920: item #1124526
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This is a tall and attractive Japanese bronze vase. It is covered with Chidori and waves. All are highly detailed and the vase retains most of the original rich reddish patina. The condition is very good. The vase is very heavy and stands 13 1/4 inches tall. It is not signed.

Antique Japanese Bronze Giboshi Bridge Post Ornament

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1900: item #1124506
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Known in Japan as “giboshi,” this Meiji period bronze bridge finial ornament or decorative post top fitting dates to circa 1900. This heavy bridge ornament was cast from solid bronze, and there are three small holes where it would have been attached to the top of a wooden post.

Giboshi is an architectural element used on older Japanese bridges. The ends are bulbous and come to a point, resembling the onion domes in ... Click for details

Japanese Bronze Boat-shaped Hanging Vase

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1920: item #1124413
1290

Japanese cast bronze boat-shaped hanging vase or flower container is ornamented in relief with flying plovers over the swell of the ocean.
Date early 20th century.

Measurements about : 8 1/8" (20.6 cm) by 3 3/4" (9.5 cm) and 3 3/8" (8.6 cm) tall.... Click for details

Japanese Bronze Incense Burner

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1900: item #1123339

Japanese Meiji Period Bronze dark-iron patinated tripod pierced Incense Burner with handles and a finial in a shape of Orchid, the lid has 12 air-release holes. The vase is signed with engraved signature. The front of the Koro has a scene with Paradise bird with gold beak and legs; the back of the Koro has two mon-shaped partly gilded leaf ornaments. The decorations are partly gilded. 6" tall x 4 1/2" D

Bronze figure of a wild goose with flapping wings.

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1900: item #1123237
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An attractive, naturalistic figure of a wild goose with flapping wings. Cast bronze in three pieces. Signed with a artist's mark. Original fitted wood base. Meiji, 19th cent. Wing span: 43 cm, H. 23 cm ( with base H. 26 cm.). Condition: good but for a slight casting mistake on the left side of the lower part of the beak (see photo no 10).

Japanese Bronze Statue Kinjiro Ninomiya Sontoku Figure

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1980: item #1121862
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Approximately mid 20th century, bronze figure of famous Kinjiro Ninomiya standing statue, a prominent 19th century Japanese agricultural leader. Overall condition is fine.

Size: 32cm tall, 13cm
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Japanese bronze happy buddha with karako boy

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1910: item #1121779
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This is wonderful Japanese bronze buddha with Karako boy. He has such a happy look and fine detail very heavy bronze from late Meiji - early Taishyo Era 1910-1920S. This Bronze doesn't have damage or repair only very minor scratch 17 in height,11.1/2in diameter.

Jizai okimono of a Small Crab

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1910: item #1120901
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Noted as a crafty creature that outwits the monkey in the “Tale of the Monkey and the Crab”, the crab is often depicted in Japanese art with meticulous anatomical detailing. This jizai okimono illustrates this artistic approach with its modeled carapace and chiseled nether side. True to its genre, this naturalistically –wrought crab is fully articulated with life-like movement. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Length: 5.5” Meiji Period, Japan

Japanese Bronze Paperweight with Snail

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1980: item #1120747
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Cast bronze paperweight with molded snail.
Measurements: 7 7/8" (20 cm) long.
Weight (about) : 425 grams.
It is in good condition.
The original kiri-wood box has a damage on the li... Click for details

Japanese Art Deco Bronze Vase

Japanese: Metalwork: Bronze Pre 1920: item #1120349
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Japanese art deco bronze vase by Nishigaki Kazusa, was in Shiga Prefecture.
Artist mark "Kazusa zo kore (Kazusa made it)" on the base.
Date from the late 19th to early 20th century

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