Vintage Japanese Ainu Hand Carved Bear w/ Salmon Cedar Kuma 8" Hardware Traditional Designs repeat around the

Traditional Designs repeat around the edge from a central design

1596 - 1868) tsuba (handguard) for a Katana or Wakazashi

It stands 4" tall and 3

Subject: 大黒天像 (Daikokuten-zō — Image of Daikokuten

This is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (c

Vintage Japanese Ainu Hand Carved Bear w/ Salmon Cedar Kuma 8" Hardware Traditional Designs repeat around theThis unusually blond colored vintage Japanese carving (mid late 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The Ainu people traditionally carved these Kubori Kuma for religious purposes revering the Bear as a deity. Tinted red on the head and neck. Salmon in mouth. This statue measures about 7" tall by 9" long by 6" wide. The carving shows some signs of wear but is overall in very