Japanese Antique Cast Bronze Bodhidharma Daruma Seated Statue Figure BOSa56 Suiseki The characters "樂浪" (Rakurou) and

The characters "樂浪" (Rakurou) and "富貴" (Fuki) are cast directly into the iron surface

and slight patina variations

originally meant to be holding a sword to cut through ignorance

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

unglazed "Yakishime" texture characteristic of Bizen ware

Japanese Antique Cast Bronze Bodhidharma Daruma Seated Statue Figure BOSa56 Suiseki The characters "樂浪" (Rakurou) andThis 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,