Dharuma Bust[?] with Old Box | ||
| Japanese Pottery524 of 1384 |  |  |
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Posted 7 years ago
ho2cultcha
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This piece arrived in the mail today. I'm not sure whether the box is original to the piece or not, but it's definitely old. I really like Dharuma statues. This looks like a roly poly, but it doesn't roll.
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Love both the doll and box.
Very nice, you just gotta love Daruma.
thanks rockbat and betweenthelens!
Daruma rocks.
That's really a great piece ho2cultcha!! I've actually never seen one of these until now.
thanks racer and jscotto! yes, Daruma does rock, racer!
Wow! I've seen some that looked like people, and the current stylized Daruma, but this looks like it's in-between.
i recently found out that this is a piece of old Sumida gawa. cool! and 'OF COURSE!'
I love your Daruma! It has tons of character, and one of the most interesting faces I've seen. It reminds me just a bit of Jonathan Winters :)
The box is also lovely. I can't read most of the writing, but the 2 kanji characters written vertically, second from the right side, read to me as "okimono" (you can see the kanji in typed form here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okimono). As I'm sure you know, "okimono" means display ornament, and the word is often used for figurines like this one. So I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn this is indeed the box that came with your Daruma. I love this particular style as opening it always reminds me of pulling up the curtain at a theatre!