DARUMA

Details
DARUMA
Natural carved root and black lava face of Daruma, unsigned
19th Century
2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) high
Literature

Lot Essay

One narrow face of Mt. Fuji is a barren area where hot lava burned tree roots into strange forms, as in this Daruma. For a similar example, see Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, Weatherhill, New York and Tokyo, 1975, plate 25