Zodiac Wood Folkcraft Animal Set, MIB
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NAME: Japanese Zodiac wooden folkcraft Animals, complete set, information sheet, mint in wood box
MAKER: Masao Ogura
SIZE: They vary but for an idea of the size, the rabbit measures about 1-11/16" high, 2-1/8" long, (4.3 x 5.5cm). Box measures 9 x 5-1/2 x 2-7/8"
CONDITION: Mint
NOTES: The first and second pictures are of a set I own which is exactly the same. I opted not to unwrap the available sets, except for the one piece in picture 3. The box has a divider and can be used to display them.
I believe this set won the Ministry of Commerce and Industry prize in a craft exhibition (competition).
A Japanese retail website sells them, when they have them (often sold out), at a cost of 9975 yen (approx US$115.00 at today's exchange rate, which hasn't been anywhere this good in 2-1/2 years). Also, in August 2012, on an auction site, I saw this set sell for $152.50!
This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 17 September, 2017.