An ivory okimono netsuke of Daruma
An ivory okimono netsuke of Daruma
By Tomotoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The Zen patriarch standing, yawning after his nine-year meditation, his mouth open and arms stretched over his head, his robe in tatters, a hossu (fly switch) carved on his back; signed Tomotoshi. 11.2cm (4 3/8in) high.
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An ivory okimono netsuke of Daruma
By Tomotoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The Zen patriarch standing, yawning after his nine-year meditation, his mouth open and arms stretched over his head, his robe in tatters, a hossu (fly switch) carved on his back; signed Tomotoshi. 11.2cm (4 3/8in) high.
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