Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Wall Hanging Decor Vtg Hokkaido Brown AB125 lacquer replica Stacked storage boxes

Stacked storage boxes

White glaze with leaves design

This antique Katagami was designed during the mid or late Meiji period (1890)

Some characters: 扇屋内 inside Ogiya (house)

Candlestands or candlesticks are basic Buddhist tools used in most sects and an essential for Buddhist altars (Butsudan)

Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Wall Hanging Decor Vtg Hokkaido Brown AB125 lacquer replica Stacked storage boxesVintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Wall Hanging Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this intricately hand carved wall hanging bear head statue is a traditional Ainu folk handicraft. In Ainu spirituality, bears and other animals are considered vehicles for the divine. Bear sculptures in particular were also used to represent thanks to the animal for providing meat and furs long ago. These bears are popular souvenirs and gifts when