Nine-tailed fox (kyuubi)

This is a small model of a sleeping fox with nine tails. The tails are curled intricately around the body and the hind legs are hidden under the body. The nine-tailed fox (the Kyuubi) is commonly portrayed in the japanese folklore as a mythical animal with special powers or as a demonic appearance that guards a precious item of some kind and keeps the skulls of its victims as a throphy. The model is originally intended for solid metal printing to serve as paperweight or talisman but can also be used as charm or pendant when printed in precious metal finish. A ring can be placed through the skull's outer eye-socket.