Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Stool Vtg Side Table Sculpture Hokkaido AB112 spool 11 cm long x 18

11 cm long x 18

Turtle 45 cm long x 24

Some damages on the corners

日本大阪 Osaka Japan

This large coffee tray has a beautiful carmine red color on the top and is black on the bottom

Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Stool Vtg Side Table Sculpture Hokkaido AB112 spool 11 cm long x 18Vintage Japanese Ainu Wood Carved Stool with Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this stool or small side table with an intricately hand carved bear with a fish 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. Brown Wood C1970 Item weight: 1817 grams