麒麟判子牙彫根付, Kirin (Mythical Chimera) Standing on a Seal, Edo period (1615–1868), second half 18th century–first half 19th century, Japan, Ivory, Netsuke, The kirin is considered a paragon of virtue. It has the head of a dragon, the body of a deer, legs and hooves similar to those of a horse, and the tail of a lion. Its single, distinctive horn links it to the unicorn
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麒麟判子牙彫根付, Kirin, Mythical Chimera, Standing, Seal, Edo period, 1615–1868, second half 18th century–first 19th century, Japan, Ivory, Netsuke, kirin, considered, paragon, virtue, head, dragon, body, deer, legs, hooves, horse, tail, lion, single, distinctive, horn, links, unicorn
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