Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed & Dated 1972 Sugi Wood ~13" Lacquerware This is a vintage Chinese

This is a vintage Chinese marble stone name stamp

these baskets have become sought-after collectibles

material consistency

gathered around a document or briefing sheet

Titled: "Dawn" 暁 (akatsuki)Medium: Woodblock Print11"H x 16"WSigned: Tsukasa Yoshida in pencilCondition: Very good color and impression

Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed & Dated 1972 Sugi Wood ~13" Lacquerware This is a vintage ChineseA 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 Horiguma ()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