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Netsuke made from deer antler from the mid-20th century, depicting Kitsune, the fox priest, clothed with a stole and a priestly robe at the moment the being is about to transform from priest into a wild fox, finely carved, with hands resting on his bamboo staff, in good condition, accompanied by a wooden box

Netsuke in corna di cervo della meta' del xx secolo, raffigurante Kitsune, il sacerdote volpe, coperto con una stola e un abito sacerdotale nel momento in cui l'essere sta per trasformarsi da sacerdote in una volpe selvatica, finemente scolpito, con mani appoggiate sul suo bastone di bambù, in buone condizioni, corredato di una scatola di legno

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Shōwa period (1926-1989)

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This original Shōwa-period netsuke, finely carved from deer antler in the mid-20th century, depicts Kitsune, the fox priest, poised to transform into a wild fox, with his hands resting on a bamboo staff, and comes with a wooden box.

Shōwa period (1926-1989)

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This original Shōwa-period netsuke, finely carved from deer antler in the mid-20th century, depicts Kitsune, the fox priest, poised to transform into a wild fox, with his hands resting on a bamboo staff, and comes with a wooden box.

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