Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure orange and blac just look at those epaulets

just look at those epaulets

and one split down the center of the bottom of one interior drawer—all as well documented in photos

black glazed with the fish rendered in sgraffito

to flourish

It measures 7 5/8” in diameter and 3 5/8” tall with lid on

Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure orange and blac just look at those epauletsThis curious character is an antique Japanese porcelain Daruma figure. There are a wide array of Daruma out there, modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, and typically depicted as a red robed bearded man, as he is here. This is about my favorite example of all I've seen, with a wonderfully expressive face, wide nose, and painted eyes directed skyward, plus he has these finely and emphatically painted eyebrows, beard and chest hair.