Japanese Ceramic Snake Statue Vtg Pair Zodiac Eto Sculpture Black Okimono ST96 Hako Bamboo holder

Bamboo holder

smallest 2

22 cm long x 40 cm wide x 6

It is worn around the neck like an apron by Buddhist monks during services

The filed wood falls out the opening in the bottom

Japanese Ceramic Snake Statue Vtg Pair Zodiac Eto Sculpture Black Okimono ST96 Hako Bamboo holderVintage Japanese Ceramic Snake Statue Pair This is a pair of vintage ceramic snake statues, the larger and the smaller. It is a very dark gray, almost black, tone with glossy black accents along the grooves. The larger snake coils up with its head up, tail down, and opens its mouth, while the smaller one coils up with its tail at the top. There is a signature on the lower part of the smaller statue. The snake is one of the Chinese zodiac signs, and