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Japanese Carved Netsuke
Little Monk
Holding Treasure Bag
Signature: unsigned, Circa:
19th Century H
1.25 in.(3cm), W 1.25 in.(3cm), D 1.25 in.(3cm)
Condition: hairlines and minor usage worn Fine
quality 19th century netsuke carved from the tusk tip, with striations and crosshatching,
cream to gold in color with engraving and sumi, depicting a youthful monk tightly
grasping the ends of a cloth treasure bag, not unlike the treasure bag of Hotei,
which is always full of magical and precious things, and is never emptied no matter
how much treasure is dispensed, aymbolizing the precious treasure of Bodhi Mind,
which is never diminished.
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