Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure vintage vase I'm always tempted by these

I'm always tempted by these old chopper knives

The two drawer box features dovetailed corners on the back side

educated at Mass Art

I am uncertain of the exact age

It's seen some play I think

Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure vintage vase I'm always tempted by theseThis 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.