Shitan Wood Netsuke of Daruma, by Shikoku

Shitan Wood Netsuke of Daruma

Shrouded in his robe and looking to one side with a grim expression, his eye pupils inlaid in dark horn.  The hairs of his hossu snake between the himotoshi, outlining the larger one

Signed. Circa 1850-70

Height: 3.8 cm

While the signature is clear enough, the carver is obscure. Meinertzhagen lists a carved walnut, signed with the same characters, but that is all

MR5108