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Ikkyu Sojun Zen Monk Nozarashi Kozuka
Ikkyū-zenji no zu kozuka (⼀休禅師図⼩柄) ‒ Kozuka depicting Zen monk Ikkyū (1394‒1481)
Signed: Bōsaiken Naoyuki (望⻄軒直隨)
Shibuichi, polished finish, Suemon-zōgan inlay with iroe accents of Zen master Ikkyu dragging around skull on new years day as a reminder of the impermanence of life and celebration of surviving another year.
