Okimono Figurine "Selflessness Child" Japan Cast Iron Figure Bear and Benue From the Collection

and Benue From the Collection of William and Robert Arnett

and later lovingly restrung on a cotton cord and interspaced with Indian two layer "White Heart" Beads for an accent to bring out the shell's natural beauty and color

They left the prison and came to the iron gate that faces the city

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Okimono Figurine "Selflessness Child" Japan Cast Iron Figure Bear and Benue From the CollectionOkimono Figurine "Selflessness Child" Japan Cast Iron Figure An Okimono is a Japanese ornamental item, often in the form of a human figure. Okimono are typically displayed in a Tokonoma Alcove or placed on a Butsudan Altar. A child with rounded cheeks like a Baby Buddha, who wears a cloth that is too large and Japanese sandals. The word muga means Attaining Spiritual Enlightenment in the world of Zen. While many artists mostly expressed Enlightenment