Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure woman on horseback and I believe it dates

and I believe it dates from the early 20th century when it would have been used as a festival dance mask

but with lots of room inside it would be handy for keeping all sorts of things

It measures 5 1/4" in diameter and 2 1/4" tall

long necks

Japanese Hand-painted Porcelain Daruma Figure woman on horseback and I believe it datesThis curious character is an antique Japanese porcelain Daruma figure. There are a wide array of Daruma out there, modeled after Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, and typically depicted as a red robed bearded man, as he is here. This is about my favorite example of all I've seen, with a wonderfully expressive face, wide nose, and painted eyes directed skyward, plus he has these finely and emphatically painted eyebrows, beard and chest hair.