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Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Unsigned. Comes with a coral ojime.
Edo Period, early 19th Century
Unsigned
Height 6cm, width 5cm, depth 2cm.
Excellent original condition with minimal signs of wear.
Kirin is the Japanese form of the Chinese mythical creature the ‘qilin’, which has also come to be used as the modern Japanese word for a giraffe. Japanese art tends to depict the kirin as more deer-like than in Chinese art, although it’s also depicted as a dragon shaped like a deer, but with an ox's tail instead of a lion's tail.
Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Excellent Antique (Edo Period) Japanese Four-case Lacquer Inro Depicting Kirin
