Antique Qing Dynasty Ox Horn Budai Pendant ✨ Chinese Laughing Buddha Talismanic Amulet, Good Fortune Charm J.J. McCarthy heavy goggle-mask over his eyes

heavy goggle-mask over his eyes — the words SPECIAL POLICE BADGE printed in bold white across a red banner at the top

it just went quiet for a while

Collector lore ties this composition to Joe Duncan Gleason

and some because they are quietly brilliant

Antique Qing Dynasty Ox Horn Budai Pendant ✨ Chinese Laughing Buddha Talismanic Amulet, Good Fortune Charm J.J. McCarthy heavy goggle-mask over his eyesA Blessing You Can Hold in Your Palm Some objects were never meant to sit on a shelf. They were meant to be carried worn against the chest, kept close through the ordinary hours of a life. This is one of those. It is an antique pendant from the Qing dynasty, carved from ox horn, small enough to close your hand around and light enough to forget you are wearing it, and every millimeter of its two faces was given over to a single purpose: to carry good