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Source Description
Daruma (Sk. Bodhidharma) was an Indian Buddhist who lived in the 6th century. He is recognized as the founder of Zen Buddhism. Legends claim that he traveled to China and Japan. Here he is shown sitting on a cloud.
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Document identity
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19188
label
Kozuka with Daruma
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object
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3
Source metadata
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19188
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with Daruma
description
Daruma (Sk. Bodhidharma) was an Indian Buddhist who lived in the 6th century. He is recognized as the founder of Zen Buddhism. Legends claim that he traveled to China and Japan. Here he is shown sitting on a cloud.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acqusition unknown]; Walters Art Musuem, 1931, by bequest.
date
1829-1890 (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 壽良 製; [Transliteration] Toshiyoshi sei; [Translation] Made by Toshiyoshi
med
shibuichi, iron oxide (?), gold
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6119
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JMA
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none
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photo
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