Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure tall lidded copper box I do know it is

I do know it is an extremely lovely little thing

one can definitely feel the love and care of their maker

These vary in size a bit

such that I would likely just find a good place to display it--and turn it around occasionally to get a different view

Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure tall lidded copper box I do know it isThis curious character is an antique Japanese porcelain Daruma figure. There are a wide array of Daruma out there, modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, and typically depicted as a red robed bearded man, as he is here. This is about my favorite example of all I've seen, with a wonderfully expressive face, wide nose, and painted eyes directed skyward, plus he has these finely and emphatically painted eyebrows, beard and chest hair.