Japanese antique badger paid $18,000 Okimono Tanuki gold art Japan
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Make offer. Best offer wins it. Very special piece. Paid $18,000 in 2004. Selling at a significant loss. The Japanese art market tanked. Need the funds. My loss is your gain. Beautiful and rare exquisite piece. Heavy too. Solid. Large Bronze Okimono of a “Tanuki” (raccoon dog) disguised as a priest. Japanese. Late Meiji period (1868-1912). “The animal standing, with a long wood staff over one shoulder suspending an oversize mokugyo, wearing a full robe, the head turned to one side and the eyes inlaid in GOLD and shakudo. Incised signature on the bag possibly reading Shuichi with kakihan” Height: 11 inches. / 28 cm Width: 5 inches / 13 cm Length 10 inches / 25 cm Condition: good Provenance: acquired from Oriental Treasure Box. San Diego, CA Please- No low ball offers. No trades. I can take and send more pics to serious interested party. Thank you very much.