Antique Japanese Bronze Koi Carp Splashing Waves Flower Vase Ichirin-zashi 21cm Taisho Era many items are over 100

many items are over 100 years old and carry the marks of history

Japanese Samurai Kabuto Helmet Ornament with Stand & Black lacquer Box May Doll This is a traditional Japanese samurai kabuto helmet ornament

Vintage Japanese Signed Shikishi Lot – Showa Era Music / Enka Singer Autograph Boards ASO440

17th–19th century)

Overall well kept for its age

Antique Japanese Bronze Koi Carp Splashing Waves Flower Vase Ichirin-zashi 21cm Taisho Era many items are over 100Antique Japanese Bronze Koi Carp Splashing Waves Flower Vase Ichirin zashi 21cm BV734 This is a dynamic and masterfully cast antique Japanese bronze vase shaped like a Koi Carp leaping from a base of crashing waves. In Japanese culture, the Koi is a powerful symbol of perseverance, strength, and success, famously associated with the legend of a carp swimming up a waterfall to become a dragon. The vase is designed as an "Ichirin zashi" (single flower