Vintage Chinese Handcarved Inkan Marble Stamp Zodiac Bull 3” Plane This one is 9" tall

This one is 9" tall and glazed on one side with flowers and the other side with dragonflies

This prompted the legend that since Daruma-san did not move from his meditation seat for 9 years that his arms and legs atrophied

1981 First Edition

Modified for use as a TV cabinet

The tea caddy is a simple cylinder shape and a wider style natsume measuring approximately 2 1/2" tall by 3 1/8" in diameter (6

Vintage Chinese Handcarved Inkan Marble Stamp Zodiac Bull 3” Plane This one is 9" tallThis is a vintage Chinese late marble or hard igneous stone name stamp known as an inkan. In Japan and China one does not sign, but rather stamp ones name with a chop or inkan like this one. This inkan has a hand carved Bull motif on top with a name carved on its flat bottom. The Bull carving is very well done (see close up pictures). This over a half century old inkan stamp measures 3" tall by 2" wide by 1 1 8 thick. Despite some minor signs of use,