Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed & Dated 1972 Sugi Wood ~13" Lacquerware 1830s–1840s (Edo period)This impression: Mid-Shōwa

1830s–1840s (Edo period)This impression: Mid-Shōwa period reproduction (ca

With original presentation box

Painted in ink and mineral pigments on silk

This is a vintage Chinese marble stone name stamp

Vintage Japanese Ainu Bear Kuma w/ Salmon Signed & Dated 1972 Sugi Wood ~13" Lacquerware 1830s–1840s (Edo period)This impression: Mid-ShōwaA 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