Antique Japanese Signed Usubata Bronze Vase – Pine Landscape with Bridge & Temple – Meiji–Taisho Era Funadansu many Japanese cultures flourished splendidly

many Japanese cultures flourished splendidly

such as misogi

Symbolism: Bamboo (take) is one of the auspicious Shōchikubai (pine–bamboo–plum)

initially a successful kimono fashion designer who later turned to traditional woodblock printmaking at the age of 50

We received this statue from a collector who had been acquiring them for two generations

Antique Japanese Signed Usubata Bronze Vase – Pine Landscape with Bridge & Temple – Meiji–Taisho Era Funadansu many Japanese cultures flourished splendidlyBeautiful Japanese bronze usubata (flower vessel) used for ikebana arrangements, dating to the late Meijiearly Taish period (c. 19001930). The form features a wide removable top basin, handled urn body, and tripod base, cast in solid bronze with a deep brown patina and highlighted in gold. The body is finely decorated in relief with a mountain landscapetwo travelers crossing a bridge beneath ancient pines, with a temple nestled among cliffs above. The