Japanese White Porcelain Figure of Daruma

Each seated on pedestals one stepping on a ball the other clutching a reptilian creature. Painted in the spinach and egg color.

A left and right each with red crop and curled tail standing on greenery.

Brightly painted with a male and female foo dog or Buddhistic lion one holding a ball for the material world and the female with the cub representing the spiritual.

Waisted cylindrical creme color , pierced with cloud form decoration.

A delightful Japanese attributed porcelain figure of a resting elephant with a young boy dating from the early 20th century. The hollow molded figure portrays a sleeping elephant, ly...

Painted and glazed porcelain okimono depicting Daruma in his iconic posture while holding the hossu, the ceremonial staff used by Buddhist monks.  Period: Meiji late 19th cent. Dime...

A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a fan in one hand. Her kimono of deep black with scattered cherry blossoms in white and outlined in gilding. Her wide obi of coral color, and patterned with stylized clouds of turquoise green and puce. One foot, clad in a white tabi...

A lovely Kutani porcelain model of a beautiful woman, bijin, or perhaps a geisha, Showa era, circa 1930's, Japan. A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan. The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, or perhaps a geisha, is portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a closed folding fan in one hand. Her kimono of a rich and deep blue hue, with images of plump pomegranates in gilt. Her wide obi of a striking red color, and patterned with branches of pink blossoms. One foot, clad in a white tabi...