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Snowman with green scarf

Origin : Japan

Made of : porcelain - potery

Classification : things / other things

Maker : ?

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About "yukidaruma" (yukidaruma - 雪だるま) :

The Japanese snowman is called 'yukidaruma' after the name of 'Daruma' (Bodhidharma), the founder of the Zen Buddhist sect. Yukidaruma is built with two snow balls when western ones are usually made of three. It has also no arms, no carrot noes nor broom.


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A yukidaruma snowman [source]
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Antique woodblock print and photo showing a yukidaruma really in the shape of Daruma [source]

 

 

 

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