Japanese katabori netsuke, Daruma and dog

An image of Netsuke/katabori. Daruma and dog. Wood and ivory, carved and stained. Figure group of Daruma enveloped in his cloak, open-mouthed with a worried expression on his face, his right arm resting on his rounded stomach. A dog with a curly tail and wearing a coat stands at his left side, his left hand holds the dog's collar. A circular ivory disc is attached to the base. Crudely carved. Himotoshi at the back. Wood, ivory, carved and stained, height 4.2 cm, width 3.4 cm, 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868). Japanese.

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Netsuke/katabori. Daruma and dog. Wood and ivory, carved and stained. Figure group of Daruma enveloped in his cloak, open-mouthed with a worried expression on his face, his right arm resting on his rounded stomach. A dog with a curly tail and wearing a coat stands at his left side, his left hand holds the dog's collar. A circular ivory disc is attached to the base. Crudely carved. Himotoshi at the back. Wood, ivory, carved and stained, height 4.2 cm, width 3.4 cm, 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868). Japanese.

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Accession Number: O.93-1991
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: 997 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 568.38kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 22:35:42

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19th Century Bodhidarma Bodhidharma Buddhism Buddhist cape carved cloak Da Mo Daruma dogs ivory Japanese katabori male monks netsuke religion religious stained wood wooden Zen Buddhism

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