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    Posted 3 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    i'm not quite sure what this is - a planter or a candle-holder or what? a few chips which i think i can fix up. Thick majolica-type glaze over red clay body. But it's an elephant in the style of Japanese elephants from the 18th c. I wonder where it was made and when? it seems kind of new...

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 3 years ago
      Nice find!!
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 3 years ago
      thanks jscotto!
    3. Mrstyndall Mrstyndall, 3 years ago
      Cute piece and great color
    4. vintagelamp vintagelamp, 3 years ago
      Wonderful elephant!
    5. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 3 years ago
      thank you Mrstyndall and vintagelamp. i realized last night that this was made in Shiwan Province in China - so it's a mudman elephant. Not very common from what i could gather.

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