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ANTIQUE GERMAN CHINA DOLL 9 COLLECTER BODY & HEAD

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86 antique china doll and shoulderheads!!!!!!

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11.5" FLAT TOP China Doll Antique- Wonderful Condition!

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Tiny Dollhouse Antique Germany 5 1/2" China Head Doll

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Tiny Dollhouse Antique Germany 6 1/4" China Head Doll

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Antique China Head Doll 6" Blonde Old Bisque Arms/Legs!

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Daruma Buddhist Porcelain Statue Japan Zen Bodhidarma

Description Antique Japanese porcelain statue depicting the Daruma who is regarded as the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism. The statue is in good condition with no chips or cracks though there are marks and scratches from handling and the statue wears a darkened patina of age. This Daruma figure dates from the mid to late Japanese Showa period (1926-1989) or before and was acquired in the historic city of Shizuoka, Japan near the foot of Mt. Fuji. Please read below to learn about the history and legend of Daruma. Size: Height: 5.3 inches (13.7 centimeters) Weight: 3.6 ounces (103 grams) Important note: Images of the Daruma items which we list are often uploaded to our Daruma Blog which is an on-line gallery of unique and interesting Daruma items. The purpose of this blog is strictly to share images of some of the wonderful Daruma we encounter in the course of our work, and to provide a digital archive to preserve these images into the future. If you purchase a Daruma item from us and do not want a digital copy of your Daruma displayed in the photo blog or archive then please simply send us an email indicating your preference and we will promptly remove the item images. More about Daruma "Life falls down seven times, yet gets up eight..." This popular Japanese proverb is commonly associated with the Indian Buddhist sage Daruma. Daruma is the more familiar name of the historical Buddhist monk Bodhidarma, who lived sometime during the fifth or sixth century AD. Daruma is credited with the founding of the Zen sect of Buddhism, which he is reputed to have introduced into China during his travels there. Some of the legends surrounding this figure include tales that he achieved enlightenment or satori only after meditating in a cave for seven years without blinking or moving his eyes. Another story tells that his enlightenment occurred within a temple in China where he spent his seven years sitting in a room staring at a wall. Apparently at some point during his long meditation Daruma became so overcome with fatigue that he cut off his eyelids in anger and tossed them to the ground. These are reputed to have then sprouted into China's first green tea plants! It is said that Daruma's long meditation caused his arms and legs to wither and fall off, leaving him as an armless, legless and eyelidless (yet enlightened) Bodhidarma... The Japanese love this story and admire Daruma for his spirit and determination, and each new year many Japanese will buy a paper-mache Daruma tumbler doll in order to enlist its services in helping them persevere towards their own goals or achievements. The dolls are sold with unpainted eyes, allowing the new owner to paint in one eye to symbolize the start of a new goal or venture. The doll is then placed in a prominent place within the home or at work in order to remind the owner to keep after their aim. Japanese students especially utilize Daruma to motivate them with their studies; placing a one-eyed Daruma before them on their desk as motivation to work hard and make the grade. Only after the goal is achieved will the owner then paint in the second eye, symbolizing a realized goal. Daruma dolls which have completed their jobs as perseverance role models are normally then brought to a temple to be burned during special ceremonies set aside for this purpose. The last images below are various representations of Daruma found at a Zen temple near our home in Japan. item code: R1S5-0004469 ship code: L1650

Remembering Scituate's Bayfield Shop

SCITUATE -- All that is left of the old Bayfield Shop is a razed, rubble-strewn plot of land, where an aged water well sits pools in a corner as the sole marker of the past. But if you listen closely while walking the grounds, the ghosts whisper: There's the scraping of knife on wood, as Jesse Parmalee Litchfield works dawn till dusk making street signs in his shop. There's lively chatter, as the feisty Dorothy Meurch, Litchfield's daughter, challenges a customer to buy a hand carved crumb tray she's been hoarding for decades. While the last two of 10 buildings at 675 Country Way went down this week, the memories of this Scituate landmark -- a 103-year presence in town -- hold strong. Bayfield woodworking shop, founded in 1904 by Litchfield and Henry Turner Bailey, is where the bronze cast "Entering Scituate" signs originated. While you will not see them on roads any more, many longtime residents remember them from their childhood. This is where Meurch, who took over the shop after the death of her father, crowded the rambling sheds and main buildings with antiques ranging from pewter dishes to china dolls. The Bayfield Shop was a must-stop for locals and visitors alike. Celebrities performing at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset -- Liberace, Bernadette Peters, Johnny Cash, Joan Rivers -- would make room on their tours for a call to "Dottie's shop." Now, the site is poised to host a single-family home. Priscilla Schultz of Hanson, Meurch's daughter and the last of the family to own the land, said the buildings had deteriorated and were too much to maintain. While she is pleased with what a developer has planned, Schultz, who was born in the same room where her mother died on the property, said it is hard to say goodbye. "I have a hard time getting used to it," said the 77-year-old, as she walked around the dust-covered land that once was a thriving piece of family history. "But time goes on." A large concrete slab in the center of the property once mounted a gasoline generator Litchfield ran his workshop machinery off. He worked the hours of sunlight, because there was no electricity, and windows lined the wall to allow maximum light. Litchfield, born in Scituate in 1873, was once an apprentice at Boston's Irving & Casson, then one of the leading woodworking and cabinet makers. When mechanization forced many young talents out of the business, Litchfield built the Bayfield Shop with his father. Litchfield and Turner ran it together for many years before parting ways. Schultz said for some time later, Litchfield carved the wooden county and road signs for all of Massachusetts. "I remember the signs from when I was a kid," said David Ball, president of the Scituate Historical Society. "They were at some of the key locations in town." The society now has a display at its red schoolhouse dedicated to Litchfield, with his carving tools and one of the famous signs. The town gave the bronze sign to the society, Ball recalled, because others were being stolen off Scituate's streets to be sold as scrap metal. Litchfield, who branched out to designing and making furniture to order, accumulated eight buildings on his land, having them built, or moved from other locations as houses for his workers. Meurch, who took over in 1960, added two others to fit her rapidly growing collection of antiques. "We told her to downsize; well, yeah, she didn't," Schultz said with a laugh. Meurch's collection of antiques, spread through all 10 buildings for visitors to meander through, spanned more than a century -- from the early 1800s to the 1940s -- with furniture, glassware, pottery, figurines and more. Schultz said her mother had over $1.5 million tied up in these prized relics. "The old saying was, if you didn't have it in your shop, you'd go down to see Dottie Meurch," said David Schultz, Priscilla's husband. "And she'd say, 'If I don't have it, you don't need it,'" Priscilla Schultz added. Meurch had a discriminating eye, and that also applied to her customers. She'd size them up saying "are you here to buy, or are you here to look," her daughter recalled. Meurch only owned cats with short tails to protect the antiques in her shop. Schultz remembers a work ethic that her grandfather and mother shared. Meurch, self-taught in the antique business, supported two children on her own. Neither Litchfield nor Meurch let age slow them down. Litchfield was 88 when he died, while shingling the roof of his home. Meurch was 94 when she died in February 2003- she kept the shop open by appointment until age 93.

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Antique Japanese Scroll - Daruma Sumi-e Suibokuga Wash

Description Vintage Japanese sumi-e scroll painting. This form of painting is also sometimes called simply 'wash' painting and in Japanese is called sumi-e or suibokuga painting. Using only brush-applied black ink on paper this type of painting was introduced into Japan in the 14th century by Zen Buddhist monks visiting from China. This type of art is especially well suited to Japanese tastes which tend toward subtle depictions of life and nature often accented with poetry written in beautiful calligraphy. About the Listed Item This wonderful old scroll depicts what appears to be the Buddhist sage Daruma seated in a meditative pose and wearing his characteristic loose robe. A halo can be seen above the monk's head. This scroll dates from the mid Japanese Showa period (1926-1989) or before and is today in poor to fair condition with many wrinkles as well as some tears, holes and discoloration. Please read below to learn more about the history and legend of Daruma. Approximate Size: Height of entire scroll: 76.8 inches (197 centimeters) Width (excluding rolling pin): 20.5 inches (52.5 centimeters) Weight: 10.0 ounces (277 grams) More about Daruma "Life falls down seven times, yet gets up eight..." This popular Japanese proverb is commonly associated with the Indian Buddhist sage Daruma. Daruma is the more familiar name of the historical Buddhist monk Bodhidarma, who lived sometime during the fifth or sixth century AD. Daruma is credited with the founding of the Zen sect of Buddhism, which he is reputed to have introduced into China during his travels there. Some of the legends surrounding this figure include tales that he achieved enlightenment or satori only after meditating in a cave for seven years without blinking or moving his eyes. Another story tells that his enlightenment occurred within a temple in China where he spent his seven years sitting in a room staring at a wall. Apparently at some point during his long meditation Daruma became so overcome with fatigue that he cut off his eyelids in anger and tossed them to the ground. These are reputed to have then sprouted into China's first green tea plants! It is said that Daruma's long meditation caused his arms and legs to wither and fall off, leaving him as an armless, legless and eyelidless (yet enlightened) Bodhidarma... The Japanese love this story and admire Daruma for his spirit and determination, and each new year many Japanese will buy a paper-mache Daruma tumbler doll in order to enlist its services in helping them persevere towards their own goals or achievements. The dolls are sold with unpainted eyes, allowing the new owner to paint in one eye to symbolize the start of a new goal or venture. The doll is then placed in a prominent place within the home or at work in order to remind the owner to keep after their aim. Japanese students especially utilize Daruma to motivate them with their studies; placing a one-eyed Daruma before them on their desk as motivation to work hard and make the grade. Only after the goal is achieved will the owner then paint in the second eye, symbolizing a realized goal. Daruma dolls which have completed their jobs as perseverance role models are normally then brought to a temple to be burned during special ceremonies set aside for this purpose. The last images below are various representations of Daruma found at a Zen temple near our home in Japan. item code: R4S6-0003451 category code: nihonga ship code: B or other appropriate

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