Japanese netsuke, Daruma in meditation

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Daruma, founder of Zen Buddhism, in meditation. Horn, probably ox, with traces of red lacquer on the robes. Height, whole, 3.0 cm, width, whole, 3.8 cm, 1700-1800.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Daruma, founder of Zen Buddhism, in meditation. Horn, probably ox, with traces of red lacquer on the robes. Height, whole, 3.0 cm, width, whole, 3.8 cm, 1700-1800.

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Accession Number: O.21-1993
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: 853 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 82.88kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:02 02:24:12

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18th Century belief Bodhidarma Bodhidharma Buddhism Buddhist carved Da Mo Daruma Fitz_AA horn Japanese lacquer meditating meditation netsuke religion religious seated sitting Zen Buddhism

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