Daruma in a Boat with an Attendant, Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1767

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Daruma in a Boat with an Attendant, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1767, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 11 1/4 in. ( cm); W. 8 1/8 in. ( cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), In an unusual display of vanity, Daruma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, extracts hairs from his chin with a tweezer as he leans over the edge of a boat, using the river as a mirror. The waves merge into the lines created by his reflection, and the ripple of water in front of the boat mimics his curled hand

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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