Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed Sugi Wood ~9" Obi Art Length = 21

Art Length = 21

Gilt brass rim at lip

one cabinet with sliding doors and another with three pullout shelves

Having been in storage for most of the past century this plate remains in good condition with with a repair that can be seen in photo #8

Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed Sugi Wood ~9" Obi Art Length = 21A finely hand carved wooden bear clutching a salmon in its jaws, a classic motif rooted in the traditions of the Ainu people of northern Japan. These sculpted bearsknown collectively as Horiguma () represent one of the most recognizable and beloved forms of Hokkaid folk art, merging spiritual reverence with regional craftsmanship. In Ainu cosmology, the bear (kimun kamuy, mountain god) was regarded as one of the most powerful deities, descending from