Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Sugi Wood ~10" Chawan both associated with popularized over-the-counter

both associated with popularized over-the-counter patent medicines during Japan’s modernization period

birds and people in the motif

A handsome and functional example of late Edo chobadansu

This is a vintage Japanese Maru Obi a type of sash typically worn around the waist with a kimono

each printed on different paper stocks and in different quantities

Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Sugi Wood ~10" Chawan both associated with popularized over-the-counterA finely hand carved wooden bear clutching a salmon in its jaws, a classic motif rooted in the traditions of the Ainu people of northern Japan. These sculpted bearsknown collectively as Kiboriguma ()represent one of the most recognizable and beloved forms of Hokkaid folk art, merging spiritual reverence with regional craftsmanship. In Ainu cosmology, the bear (kimun kamuy, mountain god) was regarded as one of the most powerful deities, descending from