Antique sculpture "Daikoku with a mallet". Porcelain, underglaze hand painting, brand - underglaze. Japan, early 20th century.Daikoku is depicted on bags of rice and three rats, which symbolize wealth and prosperity; when Daikoku comes to houses, the rats gnaw through the bags of rice so that the house will have prosperity, money and abundance. The mallet also serves to call into the house all the brightest things both spiritually and materially....