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    Posted 12 years ago

    artislove
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    creature with a hairy head and a turtle harnas hugging some kind of nut or even artishoke with a snake coming out at the bottom and a frog on it and signed as well

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    1. cogito cogito, 12 years ago
      The turtle creature thing is a "kappa."

      See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)
    2. artislove artislove, 10 years ago
      thanks cogito and tom 61375!!
    3. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      strange stuff i thought it was a Tengu No Tamago , but it is another varition

      maybe holding a betelnut (slight chance )

      one way or another imo this must be good stuff

      greetings Waki
    4. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      sorry to intrude , this has to go to an expert, because i believe it is EDO period

      you can.t play games with Edo versus Meijji periode because of the possible value differences

      this feels good

      Waki

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