About Mount Hōrai Mount Hōrai is a paradise where immortals are said to live, appearing in Chinese legends, and is depicted as an auspicious subject in paintings. This subject often includes pine, bamboo, and plum trees, cranes and turtles, pavilions, celestial beings, and immortals, symbolizing immortality, longevity, and blessings. This is a netsuke carved from sea pine, depicting the ideal world of immortals in miniature, and is a very well-made netsuke. Various figures are carved, such as those enjoying Go and those gazing at the sky, and it is wonderful despite its small size. The unique color of sea pine, which is not simply black, has areas that are slightly golden, made to look like waterfalls, and it is a netsuke with a delicate style.