Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown Stand AB116 wall hanging Incense 9 cm long x

Incense 9 cm long x 9 cm wide Box 9

Old tape stains on the box

The Kanji written on the body says "甲陽 (Koyo)

fighting with two tengu (supernatural creatures)

Covered with moss-pine trees in the foreground

Japanese Wood Carved Ainu Bear Statue Vtg Sculpture Hokkaido Brown Stand AB116 wall hanging Incense 9 cm long xVintage Japanese Wood Carving of Ainu Bear Famously from Hokkaido and northern Japan, this large, intricately hand carved bear statue with a fish in its maw is a traditional Ainu folk handicraft. The stand is also carved from the same piece of wood and together with the bear is one solid piece. It has been stained a rich dark brown and finished with a glossy clear lacquer. In Ainu spirituality, bears and other animals are considered vehicles for the