Japanese katabori, figure of Daruma sitting cross-legged and yawning, by Ryusui

An image of Netsuke. Katabori. Daruma. Ryusui, Edo School, Edo Period (1603-1868), Japan. Figure of Daruma sitting cross-legged, his hands resting on his knees and yawning during his nine year meditation His robe covers his head and is decorated with clouds. Himotoshi through the base. Ivory, carved and stained, with traces of red paint, height, whole, 3.5 cm, width, whole, 3.6 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke. Katabori. Daruma. Ryusui, Edo School, Edo Period (1603-1868), Japan. Figure of Daruma sitting cross-legged, his hands resting on his knees and yawning during his nine year meditation His robe covers his head and is decorated with clouds. Himotoshi through the base. Ivory, carved and stained, with traces of red paint, height, whole, 3.5 cm, width, whole, 3.6 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.80-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 1015 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 530.97kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 23:32:06

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19th Century Bodhidarma Bodhidharma Buddhism Buddhist carved clouds cross-legged Da Mo Daruma Edo Period faces facial expressions fatigue Fitz_AA himotoshi ivory Japanese katabori male meditating meditation netsuke robed robes Ryusui stained tired tiredness yawning

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