{"product_id":"laughing-daruma-warai-e-ceramic-okimono-hidden-scene-small-container","title":"Laughing Daruma Warai-e Ceramic Okimono with a Hidden Scene Beneath, Painted Small Container, 6.9 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA small painted ceramic Daruma, roaring with laughter, that turns over to reveal a warai-e joke painted on its base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaruma, the Indian monk Bodhidharma who brought Zen to China and is said to have sat facing a wall for nine years, became one of Japan's most loved figures: a round, red-robed symbol of perseverance and good luck. Popular craft made him the butt of affectionate jokes too, and the hidden-scene Daruma is among the best of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the patriarch lies face up on his round red body, head thrown back in a full-throated laugh. His glossy brown face is modelled with care: heavy brows and moustache drawn hair by hair, white eyes rolled to heaven, a row of teeth in a wide open mouth and gold rings in his ears. The open mouth leads into the hollow body, and the piece is described as a small container.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn him over and the reason for the laughter appears. The base is painted as the opened hem of a woman's robe, in bands of blue stripes, lilac, red and green around a pale centre, with an intimate scene modelled in low relief: the knowing humour of warai-e, the laughing pictures, in which the sacred and the sensual meet with a wink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Laughing Daruma with a hidden scene on the base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Warai-e joke figure (okimono), small container\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painted ceramic, the face glazed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 4.0 cm (1.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 6.9 cm (2.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepth:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 6.8 cm (2.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.5 cm (0.2 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall areas of paint loss and light soiling from age, mainly on the red body and the rim of the base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo cracks or chips described or seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as an older painted ceramic figure; unsigned, with no maker or date recorded. Handle with dry hands and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is wrapped in tissue, cushioned and boxed, then shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Kindred pieces are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/japanese-okimono-figurines-statues\"\u003eokimono, figurines and statues\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollecting Daruma or the hidden-scene wit of Edo and Meiji craft? Our Hunting Salon™ locates such pieces across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers them to you. \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: hidden scene Daruma · warai-e okimono · erotic Japanese folk ceramic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown Maker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483472580901,"sku":"JP-CL-K525738187","price":435.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/laughing-daruma-01.jpg?v=1794592211","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/fr\/products\/laughing-daruma-warai-e-ceramic-okimono-hidden-scene-small-container","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}