#fat sparrow

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Netsuke of a stylized fukura susume ("fat sparrow"). Made of ivory. Mid 1700s, Edo Period, Japan

Sparrows (susume) represent prosperity and abundance. The fat sparrow represents to have your prosperity grow and expand. It became a common symbol of the late Edo period.

This piece was carved by Masanao In Kyoto, Japan. Currently housed in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

[itsybitsy-arthistory]

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

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[bencan-t]

The post of that bat netsuke made me think of an amazing netsuke at the local art museum

BEHOLD!

Netsuke of a stylized fukurasusume ("fat sparrow"), Masanao, mid-18th century

A.k.a. my best friend fukurasusume

[kermitsqueef]

how i imagine i look when i dissociate in the middle of conversations

[southshrouded]

obsessed with that fat sparrow netsuke from the edo period

[jarognieva]

The council will decide your fate

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[fat-birds]

One fat Sparrow by ~Anileda