HAM - Asia - Japan


922 - Phallic Daruma

DATE	19th century
AUTHOR	Unknown artist - Japan
MEDIA	Wood
SIZE	11.6 cm long
LOCATION	Private collection
NOTES	Netsuke representing Daruma (founder of Zen Buddhism) enveloped in monastic robe, just after his 9 years of continuous meditation. The back is made in a phallic shape.

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