Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma Horiguma w/ Salmon Cedar 13” Fan The enamel decorations are of

The enamel decorations are of maple leaves

The tsuba is made with typical forged steel and is in the shape of a maruogata cut straight through in the design of a peach blossom

large abstract geometric patchwork forms with kikko tortoiseshell and seigaiha ground patterns on plain orange ground

and scattered intermediate positions — with each cluster standing in open ground without crowding

Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma Horiguma w/ Salmon Cedar 13” Fan The enamel decorations are ofThis vintage Japanese carving (mid late 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Ainu people traditionally carved these Kubori Kuma for religious purposes revering the Bear as a deity. Tinted red on the head and neck. Salmon in mouth. This statue measures about 7" tall by 13" long by 7" wide. The carving shows some signs of wear but is overall in very good condition. Most