Product No. MEN-2644 無銘 | |
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Design | A pair of Sai, mythological animals |
Mei | Mumei, but probably the Kyo-kinko Tradition |
Material | Shakudo with details in gold |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Paulownia wood |
Left Length | 1.7 cm (0.7 in) |
Right Length | 1.7 cm (0.7 in) |
Left Width | 4.3 cm (1.7 in) |
Right Width | 4.2 cm (1.7 in) |
Price |
SOLD |
The Sai is a Japanese creature that is often part of the ornamentation seen on shrines and temples. It has the body of a deer and a turtle shell on its back. The head of the Sai has a single horn. It is Mumei, but was likely made by the Kyo-kinko Tradtiion. |