Kikujido sitting and holding a chrysanthemum. According to Japanese folklore,
Kikujido was a sennin who painted the characters for a sacred Buddhist sentence
on the leaves of chrysanthemums all day, every day. The dew that washed the
characters away every morning became the elixir of everlasting youth.
19th century.

Height: 1 3/8"

Unsigned

Antique netsuke - Wood.

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