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Item Ships From: Paris
Bronze sculpture or Okimono in the form of a snail in an interesting pose
Located in PARIS, FR
An interesting bronze sculpture or okimono with a brown patina depicting a snail in a very original pose. Its angular form indeed suggests that it can be displayed in a way that give...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Little Bronze Turtle Jewerly Box 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an objet of turtle which you can use as a jewelry holder. This is made with bronze and it was made in Japan around 1980s. The thing that written on the bottom of the turtle i...
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1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese bronze okimono toad (sculpture)
Located in PARIS, FR
Okimono bronze sculpture of a large toad in a crouching position, possibly about to jump. The toad and the frog, referred to by the same term in Japanese (kaeru), are associated with...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Bunchin or papper holder in the form of a fish
Located in PARIS, FR
A small but interesting bronze in the form of a fish, with a chocolate-colored patina, probably intended to serve as a calligrapher's weight (bunchin). The treatment of the scales is...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Iron sword part or Tsuba maru gata in iron
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant tsuba in forged iron, with a textured pattern imitating wood grain, also decorated with an openwork motif of a flower within a star, likely a mon (family crest). The tsuba is...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Iron

Suiteki or water dropper in bronze forming a teapot and its base
Located in PARIS, FR
Small Suiteki in bronze in the form of a tea pot, standing on a small socle with a very interesting bi color patina work. The suiteki is a small container used to hold the water tha...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Tin Plate Toy Blue MotorCycle 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese Toy which was made around 1960s in Japan. This motorcycle object was made with some tin plates (Buriki in Japanese). These kind of toy got inspired by American vin...
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1960s Japanese Showa Vintage Paris - Metalwork

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Tin

Pair of japanese bronze vase imitating hay and decorated with a grass hopper
Located in PARIS, FR
Detailed pair of vases in bronze of baluster form, textured to represent straws of hay, bound together by three knots that divide each vase in three, just under le second ring, a well detailed grasshopper is detached from the rest of the composition. Insects (mushi) occupy an important place in Japanese culture. Hunting for insects is a popular pastime, especially among children. Using plastic nets and cages, they catch cicadas and beetles to observe them. Between 1830 and 1832, Hokusai composed an untitled series of ten large horizontal prints...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese bronze sculpture or Okimono of a small yet realistic walking turtle
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze turtle with brown patina. In Japan, the turtle (kame) is considered a symbol of wisdom, stability and luck. Tradition has it that it provides protection and 10,000 years of ha...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Brass Perfume Burner, Persia 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Brass incense burner with openwork decoration of interlacing, scrolls and foliage. Four registers on the body depict zoomorphic and anthropomorphic patterns. The base has been re-ass...
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19th Century Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Brass

Large Indo-Persian Tray in Embossed Brass, India 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb large Indo-Persian tray in embossed brass with magnificently intricate arabesque decorations of foliage, animals and divinities. Representation of ...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Brass

Owl on a Tree Stump
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture representing an owl on a tree stump covered with ivy. The owl, detachable from its base, has shakudo eyes. It is certainly an Ryûkyû scops ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Articulated iron sculpture or Jizai (articulated) in the form of a butterfly
Located in PARIS, FR
Fine iron jizai of an articulated butterfly with fascinating openwork on its wings. In 1876, the Haitōrei decree was proclaimed, prohibiting the use of swords by anyone other than th...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze sculpture of a standing Mouse holding an Hazelnut
Located in PARIS, FR
It is a very convincing bronze sculpture of a mouse with a light brown patina, represented with an astonishing set of detail on its eyes, nose and fur. She is seated on her rear paws...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Large Japanese Cloisonné Box and Cover, Japan, Meiji Period, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare Japanese bark tree large cloisonné box on metal from the Meiji period. Usually bark tree cloisonné was on porcelain (totai Shippo) A very attracti...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Metal

Reliquary Urn in Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Urn reliquary in polished brass. In two parts, base and lid.
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21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Paris - Metalwork

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Brass

Reliquary Urn in Brass
Reliquary Urn in Brass
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Pair of Japanese Abumi Stirrups
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of stamped brass stirrups decorated with Hashizuka, Ito and Manabe Mons. Japan - Edo (1615-1868), 18th century. Height: 10.24 in. (26 cm), length: 12.6 in. (32 cm), width 4.72 in. (12 cm) As in Western culture, the culture Japanese stirrups were part of traditional accessories...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Brass

Japanese bronze incense burner in the form of an owl Signed Murata Seimin 村田製眠
Located in PARIS, FR
A bronze okimono of an owl, constructed in two sections, the short-eared owl (detachable) perched on a tree branch with its head cocked quizzically to the right and its wings folded ...
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese okimono sculpture of a lying puppy with its head facing its rear
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze okimono sculpture with a deep brown patina, of a lying puppy, probably of shiba inu breed, represented with its head facing its rear. This kind of subject is common in traditi...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Bronze okimono sculpture of a huge cicada lying on a bamboo segment
Located in PARIS, FR
Huge bronze sculpture in the form of a cicada standing on a bamboo segement. This type of sculpture of small dimensions with a flat base is generally used by calligraphs to maintain ...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Bronze sculpture of a rat standing on a radish (Okimono)
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful bronze okimono depicts a mouse delicately perched on a leafy radish. The mouse, resting on its two hind legs, has a long tail that wraps around the radish. Each elemen...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Bronze sculpture of an eagle on a tree stump, to be used as an incense burner
Located in PARIS, FR
This bronze sculpture represents a royal eagle standing on top of a tree stump. Its body and the stump were realized separately and mounted, the transition being right above the talo...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Hawk Ikebana
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze intended for hanging (? dô kakenanaike, « hanging bronze ») depicting a hawk, placed on a branch. The inside is hollow so a bouquet a flowers can be put inside and thus, serve...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese lantern in cast iron decorated with colourfull enameled champleve.
Located in PARIS, FR
Tall hexagonal lantern in bronze with a blue, red and green enamel openwork with stylized lotus flower motives. The shaft has a nice brown patina. The base is decorated with taotie m...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Bronze Group of Mice, Pumpkin and Pomegranate
Located in PARIS, FR
Polychrome bronze of a group of mice around a pumpkin and a pomegranate. The five mice have a dark brown patina, while the hollowed-out gourd is dark brown and the split pomegranate ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japan medallions tsuba Tanaka school Edo period
Located in PARIS, FR
Ovoid-shaped (nagamarugata) iron tsuba hammered and chased with medallions. On one side, medallions of a dragon with gold highlights and a komainu (or shishi – lion dog guarding the ...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Gold, Iron

Japan chrysanthemum tsuba
Located in PARIS, FR
Iron tsuba in the shape of a chrysanthemum (kikugata), openworked in negative with foliage and geometric patterns. Chrysanthemum shaped tsuba were quite popular in the Edo period as...
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Gold, Iron

Japanese Bronze sculpture representing a puppy lying down
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze okimono sculpture with a deep brown patina, representing a lying puppy, probably of shiba inu breed. This kind of subject is common in traditional Nippon sculptures, this spec...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Vase decorated with a Phoenix and paulownia leaves
Located in PARIS, FR
Patinated bronze vase decorated with a flying phenix and paulownia leaves. The phoenix has imperial and solar symbolism. This bird of good omen also embodies virtues from the teaching of Confucius (such as goodness, righteousness, and wisdom). Paulownia (kiri) is considered as a symbol of nobility, honor and longevity. Since the Edo era, there has been a tradition that paulownia is planted at the birth of a daughter to be used later as a material for making items that will be part of her dowry. Its wood is ideal for chests and kimono boxes...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Ikebana in bronze of an Hawk designed to display flowers hanged on the wall
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze intentded for hanging (銅掛斜生, dô kakenanaike, « hanging bronze ») depicting a hawk, placed on a branch. The inside is hollow so a bouquet a flowers can be put inside and thus, ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Kappa
Located in PARIS, FR
Dark brown patina bronze figure of a standing kappa with its right leg leaning on a cucumber. The figure is put on four-legged rattan-like bronze stand. The kappa (??) is a aquatic creature taken from Japanese folklore having the appearance of an anthropomorphic turtle. His skull is either slightly hollowed out to accommodate water, from which it derives its power, or hidden with a water lily leaf hiding this sag. Naturally polite, it is advisable to bow to him in order that it should do so in return, thus losing all the water he has gathered and leaving it harmless. Kappa has the reputation of attempting to lure both humans and animals into the water. In some areas, it ravages fields, stealing eggplants and cucumbers. Some people prefer to worship it and give it offerings rather than be its victims. Signed Shokaken (???). His real name is Ôshima Yasutarô. He was born in 1849 and is the third generation of a metalworkers family. Together with his brother Ôshima Joun...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese bronze sculpture of a ginseng root, ganodermas mushrooms growing on it
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze sculpture representing a group of genoderma mushrooms developing on the long stem of a Ginseng root that is standing on two kakis. Logically this root would be Panax ginseng, ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze sculpture of a Mouse holding a korn knob
Located in PARIS, FR
An interesting bronze sculpture of a seated mouse holding a small corn knob. Realistic treatment of the fur, eyes, hears nose and mouth, its tail is curving on the left side of the s...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Opium Wieght in the Form of a Buddhist lion
Located in PARIS, FR
Tiny opium weight in bonze with brownish patina in the shape of a Buddhist guardian lion, also name Fo dog, characteristic with its exorbitated eyes and an embossed and wavy mane and...
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Late 19th Century Cambodian Folk Art Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Pair of Japanese Bronze Grasshopper Vases
Located in PARIS, FR
Insects (mushi) occupy an important place in Japanese culture. Hunting for insects is a popular pastime, especially among children. Using plastic nets and cages, they catch cicadas and beetles to observe them. Between 1830 and 1832, Hokusai composed an untitled series of ten large horizontal prints...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

Japan mice treasure bag Meiji
Located in PARIS, FR
Japanese bronzewith brown patina representing two mice. One is pulling pulling a treasure bag. crouching down with its head turned to the left. While the other mouse is standing on i...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Paris - Metalwork

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Bronze

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