Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown Stand AB116 small Signature on the lid backside

Signature on the lid backside and the cup bottom

Paint peeled off some bottom places

5 cm long x 54 cm wide

Handwritten Calligraphy Kanji signature during an event at Meitetsu Hall on January 9

or Tokkuri

Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown Stand AB116 small Signature on the lid backsideVintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this large, intricately hand carved bear statue with a fish in its maw is a traditional Ainu folk handicraft. The stand is also carved from the same piece of wood and together with the bear is one solid piece. It has been stained a rich dark brown and finished with a glossy clear lacquer. In Ainu spirituality, bears and other animals are considered vehicles for the