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This listing is for a very small Miharu-goma wooden horse dated Showa 33 (1958). Miharu-goma are brightly coloured wooden horses from Fukushima. They are angular in shape and feature red, blue and yellow decorations hand-painted onto the body. The mane and tail are made from coarse hemp fibre, and Miharu-goma are generally black or white in colour. It is said that the origin of Miharu-goma is based on a legend about 100 wooden horses that suddenly appeared and helped Heian shogun Sakanoue no Tamuramaro succeed in battle.  The little horse in this listing comes with a Japanese language profile paper about Miharu-goma, and its original paper storage box.  The handwriting on the bottom of the box reads as ‘Showa 33 (1958) Yadake Onsen sounvenir’.                                                                                                                              

Sizes

Paper Box:  4.1cm (1.6”) x 11.8cm (4.6”) x 7.4cm (2.9”)

Horse:  11cm (4.3”) x 6.7cm (2.6”) from back to front x 3.4cm (1.3”) across                            

Condition

Some of the paint is worn and has chipped off, and there are some marks on the white painted parts and on the horse’s behind.  The paper box and profile paper are both discoloured.                                                                                                                            

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico:  EMS Express 10-15 days.

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.