Carved Wood Daruma Doll
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NAME: Japanese ittobori style carved wooden Daruma
MAKER: May be a carved signature on the back
SIZE: 3-1/2" tall, 2-1/2" diameter at the widest point
CONDITION: good
NOTES: Briefly, Ittobori is a carving technique. The name literally means "one chisel cut". You see the angles made by the chisel, they are not smoothed out. An art form that goes back hundreds of years, the most popular subjects are Noh and the 12 Animals of the Zodiac.
This product was added to our catalog on Monday 14 December, 2009.
