Hand Painted Hannya II Cufflinks - The Protector Enter the Earth (Wikipedia & American-Historama

(Wikipedia & American-Historama

The symbol has been found in ancient Indian texts

often viewed as a symbol of purity

considered the god of education

The tortoise is the ancient wisdom seeker and has a life span of up to ten thousand years

Hand Painted Hannya II Cufflinks - The Protector Enter the Earth (Wikipedia & American-HistoramaHand carved from bone and hand painted Japanese Noh mask, Hannya. The Hannya mask dates back to the 14th century where it first appeared in the Japanese theater. Hannya was once a beautiful woman with striking eyes, and a velvet skin tone. Deeply wounded by the man she loved, a slow rage of jealousy erupts and eventually pushes her to the edge of madness. Hannya loses her spirit in the darkness and transforms into a demon. The word Hannya in Japanese