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ICHIBAN STARTING TO CLOSE DOWN. We are starting to close down our business, a process that will take us a couple of years - age and health issues tell us it is time. We still have over 1300 items either currently listed on our website catalog or still to be posted onto it. So, from now on ALL ITEMS IN THE CATALOG MAY BE PURCHASED AT 40 % OFF THE LISTED PRICE. At these low prices, we do ask that you pay shipping and insurance charges for all items purchased. We reserve the right to require a 15 % re-stocking fee in cases where the reason for the return is suspect. With thanks for your years of patronage, we look forward to serving you until the last items are sold.

Itto-bori Carving of Daruma - Taisho/Showa Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Okimono: Pre 1970   item# 271374  click for details Ichiban Japanese and Oriental Antiques 203.272.7392 $295.00  A very appealing wooden carving of Daruma. It is fairly rare to find these carvings signed - in this case the carving is clearly signed with an incised signature that says "Yoshi-Mune"(first word, Yoshi, second word Mune). The carving measures 6 1/8" high x 3 1/2" wide x 2 5/8" deep. It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks or restorations. In Japan the word daruma, derived from the Sanskrit word "dharma," originally referred to Bodhidharma, the fo ...click for details

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