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SHACHIHOKO IS AN IMAGINARY OCEAN FISH WITH A PRICKLY SPINE. IT HAS ORIGINATED AS A CHARM AGAINST FIRE AND WAS OFTEN USED ON THE ROOFS OF CASTLES IN THE PRE-MODERN AGE.
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A MYOCHIN IRON MODEL OF A SHACHIHOKO
FINELY WORKED WITH ITS FULLY ARTICULATED BODY, ANTENNAE AND MOVABLE FINS, TAIL AND MOUTH, SIGNED MUNEKAZU, LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
35.5CM. LONG OVERALL
FINELY WORKED WITH ITS FULLY ARTICULATED BODY, ANTENNAE AND MOVABLE FINS, TAIL AND MOUTH, SIGNED MUNEKAZU, LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
35.5CM. LONG OVERALL