Saratani Tomizo (1949-) Daruma Soshi (Daruma the Patriarch)Heisei era (1989-2019), February 2019
An okimono of Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, executed in high-relief rittai sabiage lacquer, seated in meditation within a knotty briar root, his earrings in gold wire, his eyes and beads in drops of gold, signed with a gold-plated seal Tomizo; with a wood tomobako storage box inscribed outside Daruma Soshi (Daruma the Patriarch), signed and sealed inside Tomizo. 18cm x 15cm x 14cm (7 1/8in x 6in x 5½in). (2).