Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown AB131 kyozukue Japanese wooden lacquered saucer

Japanese wooden lacquered saucer

This is an antique side plate (small plate) made in Japan

This plate comes with a black resin stand and the original paper box

and the sides opposite the woodblock prints have a light gray design of a traditional Japanese garden

signature on backside of lid unreadable

Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown AB131 kyozukue Japanese wooden lacquered saucerVintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this intricately hand carved bear statue with a fish in its maw 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 fur long ago. These bears are popular souvenirs and gifts when traveling to