Japanese Silver/Inlaid Gold Daikoku’s Mallet, Marked near front portion of vessel. This one has an open chamber possibly used to hold scrolls.
Daikoku’s Mallet Grants wishes and brings good luck & fortune (legend says) Exquisite in sterling silver and mixed metals including gold and shakudo Daikoku, one of Japan’s Seven Lucky Gods, the god of wealth & farmers, grants wishes and brings good luck and fortune In popular Japanese mythology, Daikoku shakes his magical mallet to create wealth and to grant wishes to young children Sculptures of Daikoku’s mallet are displayed in homes as a wish for prosperity A charming uchide-no-kozuchi Sometimes called a magic mallet — sometimes referred to as Daikoku’s hammer.