Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure orange and blac and one split down the

and one split down the center of the bottom of one interior drawer—all as well documented in photos

16 inches tall x 12" wide

to mark passage from exterior to interior

just look at those epaulets

Hand-drawn in blue ink (a few small smears on the leaves of the branch on which the birds sit make it clear this is drawn rather than printed) on cardstock weight board

Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure orange and blac and one split down theThis 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.