Late Edo Period Japanese Owl Daruma Wooden Mold Sculpture・Wabisabi Mingei Zen
Located in 足利市, JP
An exceptionally rare 19th-century Edo period Japanese folk art sculpture: an authentic Tama-Daruma wooden mold in the rare "Owl" (Fukuro) style, carved from a solid, heavy block of ...
Wood
Japanese Daruma Mold
Located in New York, NY
Well patina Daruma wooden doll mold. Takayama, Hida pref.
Japanese Antique Black Daruma 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is the original wooden mold for Daruma dolls. Many Daruma dolls were mass-produced using this wooden mold.
Cedar
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H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This large size is very rare This Daruma is a papier-mache mold. Using this mold, many Daruma dolls were mass-produced using the "Papier-mache" method.
Cedar
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H 9.65 in W 8.27 in D 7.88 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
The material used is thought to be solid walnut, and its appearance suggests that it has endured many years of use. The wooden form of Daruma is the original mold used to make cloth...
Walnut
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H 7.49 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
19th Century Meiji Japanese Antique Hand-Carved Keyaki Wood Daruma Mold
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Originally made as a wooden mold for papier-mâché Daruma dolls, this piece is a type known as “Sawara-style,” associated with the Sawara area of Chiba Prefecture in Japan’s Kanto reg...
Wood, Hardwood
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H 6.5 in W 5.52 in D 5.12 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s/Mingei Wabi-sabi Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a precious wooden Daruma mold. In those days, many daruma dolls were produced using this wooden mold by a method called "hari-ko" (papier-mâché).
Wood
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H 7.49 in W 7.09 in D 6.3 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1920s/Mingei Wabi-sabi Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a precious wooden Daruma mold. In those days, many daruma dolls were produced using this wooden mold by a method called "hari-ko" (papier-mâché).
Wood
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H 11.82 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Japanese Antique Daruma Papier-Mâché Mold 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a very old Japanese papier-mâché Daruma mold made of wood. It was used as a master form for shaping papier-mâché Daruma dolls and is believed to have been in actual use durin...
Pine
Japanese Antique Cement Daruma 1900s-1940s / Sculpture Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A cement mold of a Daruma doll. Many Darumas were mass-produced using this cement mold.
Cement
Japanese Antique Cement Daruma 1860s-1920s / Sculpture Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A cement mold of Daruma doll. Many Daruma dolls were mass-produced using this cement mold.
Cement
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H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 8.27 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Black Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This large size is very rare This Daruma is a papier-mache mold. Using this mold, many Daruma dolls were mass-produced using the "Papier-mache" method.
Cedar
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H 17.33 in W 14.18 in D 14.18 in
Japanese Antique Wood Carving Large Daruma 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi Sculpture
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This large size is very rare. This Daruma is a papier-mâché mold. Using this mold, many Daruma dolls were mass-produced using the "papier-mâché" method.
Cedar
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