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hand painted
All drawer fronts and doors are fitted with hand-forged iron hardware
symbolizing strength
The deliberate wear and tonal variation of the surface reveal the black underlayer beneath the red
Height = 15”
Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed Sugi Wood ~9" Usubata hand paintedA 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
