麒麟牙彫根付, Kirin (Mythical Chimera), Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Netsuke, The kirin is a mythical animal with the body of a deer, tail of an ox and a single horn. A paragon of virtue, the kirin supposedly appears in times of good government.
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麒麟牙彫根付, Kirin, Mythical Chimera, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Ivory, H, 2 7/8, 7.3 cm, Netsuke, kirin, mythical, animal, body, deer, tail, ox, single horn, paragon, virtue, kirin supposedly, times, good, government
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