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            Fukumi hanakago               Hōbichiku bamboo             The title Fukumi literally means The   and Fukukai and is an auspicious
 Kusamoe hanakago  Madake bamboo (timber bamboo)   (Phoenix tail bamboo)  Sea of Felicity, which is based on the   term used to wish someone a long
 and rattan  Flower basket called                                      Chinese saying Jusan Fukukai 寿山福海.   and happy life.
 Flower basket called “Grass Bud”  “The Sea of Felicity”  Signed: Chikuunsai zō    It was originally a Taoist belief in
 Signed: Chikuunsai zō                    (made by Chikuunsai)         a “Mountain of Immortality and Sea
 ca. 1944-1955  (made by Chikuunsai)  ca. 1944-1955  Tomobako with the mention    of the Blessed” and is often quoted
 Tomobako with mention of Tekisuikyo      of Tekisuikyo *              by Zen monks in Japan. The word
 15.5 (h) x 28 x 28 cm  Mutsume-ami (hexagonal weaving)  16.5 (h) x 43.5 x 31 cm  福海 can be pronounced Fukumi
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