Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure tall lidded copper box the other with the flower

the other with the flower and stamen pointing downward

These trains (scroll through all photos to see the complete set) I purchased at the estate sale of a family in Newburyport

These vary in size a bit

handwoven on a backstop loom

Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure tall lidded copper box the other with the flowerThis 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.