DepartmentAsia

Daruma Figure

NameAmulet Figure

CultureZen Buddhist

Datec. 1960

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumPapier-mâché, paint

Dimensions5 7/8 × 4 3/16 × 1 15/16 in. (15 × 10.7 × 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.3.702

Object numberA.1981.3.702

DescriptionMold made, gessoed, painted, papier mache. Pear-shaped, armless, red with blue and gold glitter detail around face. Bulging eyes, pink face with black brows and moustache. 2nd Daruma painted on stomach. Blossom detail on each side. Weighted bottom.