Sculpture (1) - Silver plated - Tortue mythique - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)

Turtle based on the story of Urashima Tarō, a fisherman who saved a turtle that was being abused by children. The turtle was the daughter of the ocean king who rewarded him with a stay at the Ryūjin palace. The rescued turtle had transformed into a princess, and he spent a long time there. But Urashima began to get bored. She allowed him to return home and gave him a box. Upon returning home, Urashima discovered that more than three hundred years had passed since he left. Depressed, he returned to the beach where he remembered the box he had been given. He opened it and was suddenly aged, transformed into a crane and settled on Mount Horai. The turtle is made of silvered metal and weighs 1,889 g It has a low silver content. It is in very good overall condition with traces of aging. Sold without the tray table.