Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown AB118 Showa Yasuo Honda and Mr

Yasuo Honda and Mr

This letter box has the classic black and gold style with beautiful makie floral designs on the sides of the lid and of the box

This design uses the traditional seigaiha (blue ocean waves) pattern and contains nods to other popular imagery such as pine

41 cm long x 32 cm wide

[Whole] 33 cm long x 2 cm wide x 4 cm tall

Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown AB118 Showa Yasuo Honda and MrVintage 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. 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