Japanese Antique Cast Bronze Bodhidharma Daruma Seated Statue Figure BOSa56 Suiseki Notice the beautiful "curtain" effect

Notice the beautiful "curtain" effect where the glaze flows

originally meant to be holding a sword to cut through ignorance

and noticeable green rust (verdigris) on both the exterior and interior surfaces

This is a Japanese woven bamboo flower basket (hanakago) traditionally designed for Ikebana or tea ceremony floral arrangements

The lacquer surface is overall clean but shows minor historical scuffs

Japanese Antique Cast Bronze Bodhidharma Daruma Seated Statue Figure BOSa56 Suiseki Notice the beautiful "curtain" effectThis is an antique Japanese cast bronze figurine depicting Bodhidharma, known as Daruma in Japan. The piece is a solid, heavy metal representation of the Zen Buddhism founder, traditionally kept as an auspicious decorative item or scholar's object. The statue shows Daruma in a seated, meditative posture enveloped in a thick flowing robe that drapes down to form the base. He is depicted with characteristic wide, intense eyes, thick eyebrows, a beard,