【Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine Issun-boshi (Inch-High Samurai) Golden Ornament - Rare! No Longer Available】 ※Thank you for viewing. This is a rare and adorable Issun-boshi item, purchased from Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine about 10 years ago. It is no longer sold, making it a very special item. The Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine's stamp is on the bottom. (It's not real gold, but the gold color hasn't faded even after several years.) No box. Size: 3.5cm tall, 3cm wide Weight: 40 grams (can be used as a paperweight) Recommended for those who love Issun-boshi. Thank you. The famous folktale "Issun-boshi" was a child of the Sumiyoshi deity. This story comes from "Otogizōshi," a collection of stories believed to have been compiled from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period. An elderly couple, who were not blessed with children, prayed to the Sumiyoshi deity and were finally granted a child. However, the child was only 1 sun (about 3cm) tall and was named Issun-boshi. Eventually, Issun-boshi set his sights on the world, boarded a bowl as a boat, wore a needle as a sword at his waist, and used chopsticks as oars to travel from the Sumiyoshi shore to Kyoto. In the end, he achieved success and prosperity, and the story concludes with, "By the Sumiyoshi deity's vow, may you flourish and prosper. There is no greater example of good fortune than this."