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Netsuke - Elephant ivory - Kappa su conchiglia - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)

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Ivory netsuke depicting kappa sitting on a shell with an attentive, direct and curious gaze. Animals or figures linked to Japanese legends are quite rare and sought after. The kappa 河 童, also called Kawatarō, is a legendary Japanese creature, a yōkai, a spirit of Japanese folklore and mythology that inhabits lakes, rivers and ponds. Himotoshi on the small shell. Very good condition The lot will be carefully packed and shipped within 1 or at most 2 working days from the day of payment. The shipping price includes delivery via UPS, TNT, DHL or SDA courier (depending on the lot destination) with full insurance and professional packaging. The original certificate compiled by Luca Mastromauro, Japanese art expert number 2617 registered at the Milan Chamber of Commerce, will be sent together with the lot. Copy of the Antiquity certificate complying with CITES international rules drawn up by CESAR Archaeometric Study Center based in London, Milan and Rome together with the object. The original is available only on request. The item cannot be sold outside the EU.

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Ivory netsuke depicting kappa sitting on a shell with an attentive, direct and curious gaze. Animals or figures linked to Japanese legends are quite rare and sought after. The kappa 河 童, also called Kawatarō, is a legendary Japanese creature, a yōkai, a spirit of Japanese folklore and mythology that inhabits lakes, rivers and ponds. Himotoshi on the small shell. Very good condition The lot will be carefully packed and shipped within 1 or at most 2 working days from the day of payment. The shipping price includes delivery via UPS, TNT, DHL or SDA courier (depending on the lot destination) with full insurance and professional packaging. The original certificate compiled by Luca Mastromauro, Japanese art expert number 2617 registered at the Milan Chamber of Commerce, will be sent together with the lot. Copy of the Antiquity certificate complying with CITES international rules drawn up by CESAR Archaeometric Study Center based in London, Milan and Rome together with the object. The original is available only on request. The item cannot be sold outside the EU.

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