Netsuke in form of rotund man, registered as Daruma

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Ivory netsuke in the form of a very rotund male, stretching

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Ivory netsuke in the form of a very rotund male, stretching
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Ivory netsuke in the form of a very rotund male, stretching, registered as Daruma the founder of Zen Buddism, signed, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A50006
Materials:
complete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 48 mm x 21 mm x 25 mm,
type:
netsuke
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)