Ooooh man - the Sappari Castle *sigh*. This brings back so many memories for me, since this castle reminds me so much of the Osaka Castle which we visited on our first trip to Japan in 2007! Dan just nailed the design, the mood, the history, the old rock foundation, and everything about it SO perfectly with this incredible murine!!! Add one of these to the collection and travel to Japan with us! I can't say enough about this specimen - the large castle with the smaller castle on a further hillside in the distance will leave you breathless. Flowers dot the fumed hillside, and then as you look up into the sky, that awesome Erik Anders millie moon strikes your vision! And if you think that's awesome, just wait until you hit it with the blacklight, and then your mouth will REALLY drop open, ha ha. The whole design of this one is pure perfection, a wonderful masterpiece. You'll have to spin this one all around to study all of the amazing fuming going on in the countryside and skies as well. A truly special marble! Signed 'DB 17 #9' in ti pen, designating this #9 from the Sappari series.