Mimikaki Earcleaner

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Mimikaki, Earcleaner 耳掻き


http://homepage2.nifty.com/saiyuuki/mimidaruma.html


ear pick --
Daruma squints
one eye

Chibi

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Our Daruma san of course likes to have his ears cleaned too. His favorites are the Geisha in the pleasure quarters. And sometimes he visits O-KAME for a good clean.
Kutani pottery.

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Back to the earcleaner itself.
There is a real Museum of them online. They feature many folk craft items as holders for the earcleaner. I introduced one of them in the story of Kokeshi (3).
http://homepage2.nifty.com/saiyuuki/mimikaki.html


You can also buy the MIMIKAKI Daruma sticks online. Here is one shop
http://img.store.yahoo.co.jp/I/manpei_1831_2596199
http://store.yahoo.co.jp/manpei/caa1a4c0a4.html
http://img.store.yahoo.co.jp/I/manpei_1791_1972363



……… Here is a 耳かき博物館 MIMIKAKI museum……
- source : forecape.com/mimi -


Look at them all in my Album, starting from here
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gabigreve2000/detail?.dir=9a80&.dnm=34c4.jpg&.src=ph






Daruma gets his ears cleaned

Kawanabe Kyoosai 河鍋暁斎 Kawanabe Kyosai
(1831 - 1889)



From Kutaniyaki pottery.
They come in various colors.
The wink in the eyes of Daruma is the special treat.


I have a few more in my own collection.
TBA

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. Shichifukujin　七福神 Seven Gods of Good Luck .


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. Ears for Daruma 達磨の耳　だるまの耳 .


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