Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Wall Hanging Decor Vtg Hokkaido Brown AB125 tetsurin artist name

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It incorporates both light and medium brown colors

It is used to open holes in a wooden plate

It has a beige yellow crackle glaze topped with drips in a dark green glossy glaze

Japanese Wooden Carved Ainu Bear Wall Hanging Decor Vtg Hokkaido Brown AB125 tetsurin artist nameVintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Wall Hanging Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this intricately hand carved wall hanging bear head statue 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