Daruma doll

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 50.183.1
Type: wooden sculpture; object for daily use; lacquers; netsuke; accessory
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
Second half of the 19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era
Place of production:
Signed: Masanao
Materials: red lacquer; wood
Dimensions: height: 3.6 cm
width: 4 cm
Japanese men kept their personal belongings in the belt of their kimono. These were fastened to the belt of the kimono: a suspension cord attached to the object ran under the textile sash with a counterweight knotted on the other end.