Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Yumu Wood Bench Inkan benevolent monk who carries a

benevolent monk who carries a large cloth sack (from which he gets his name

and protection

the wide globular body covered in the characteristic warm ivory crackle glaze and decorated in the polychrome overglaze enamel and gilt style that made Meiji Satsuma one of the most celebrated Japanese export ceramics of its era

which could not fly backward and symbolized unwavering advance

The interlocking circular openings recall traditional Japanese currency motifs such as the kan’ei tsūhō (寛永通宝)

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Yumu Wood Bench Inkan benevolent monk who carries aAntique Chinese Qing Dynasty Yumu Wood Bench Length = 62" Height = 22" Depth = 15" Weight = lbs A very warm accent for your home or office. Great to use as a stand on a desk or chest. Please enjoy the enlarged pictures to get a full appreciation of the fine wood grain and its 150 old patina.