Baku Elephant
Japanese Momoyama Baku Figures in Carved Keyaki Wood
Located in New York, NY
wood grain, 17th century, circa 1650.
The elephant-like Baku is an imaginary and composite creature
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Japanese Bronze Vase on Tripod Base, Signed
Located in Stamford, CT
form of stylized elephant heads, or Baku, a mythological creature in Buddhist lore responsible for
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Gold-Plated Bronze Baku by John Landrum Bryant
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Japanese Bronze Usubata Ikebana Flower Vase
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Located in Austin, TX
of mythical baku.
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