Netsuke

Netsuke representing Gama sennin, here depicted standing, his mouth open and his constant companion, a toad, on the shoulder. Gama sennin (Chin.: Hia-mo Sien-jen or Hamo Xienren) is a hermit from Chinese mythology who, with the help of what one might call 'toad magic', was able to exhale his spiritual being. This then left the body and roamed freely. Furthermore Gama made sennin pills that ensured…