Bunsen

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Seki Bunsen

Zen monk
Woodblock print by Bunsen, 1831.



quote from Andrew May
As a child I was fascinated by an old Japanese picture book which my grandfather occasionally let me look at - he'd bought it second-hand as a teenager in the first decade of the last century. Thanks to the internet (and to Richard Illing in particular) the book has now been identified as the 1855 reprint of Gyokunando Gafu, by a woodblock artist named Bunsen.

This particular print appears to depict one of the early Zen monks, probably Bodhidharma himself.

source : Andrew May


- source : Gyokunando gafu

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Gyooten and me ga deru

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Gyooten ... looking at the sky
びっくり仰天　

bikkuri gyooten ... an expression to show your utter surprize.
and "me ga deru", see below

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about 30 cm high and 28 wide




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Jintan 仁丹




Morishita Jintan Company



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This is one from Daishō-in in Miyajima (Hiroshima prefecture)
大聖院（だいしょういん） Daishoo-In

It is also called "Daruma with protruding eyes",
medashi Daruma 目だしダルマ
目だしだるま

me dashi, a play on words for "me ga deru", to have good luck.


source : 　kevinjames.wordpress.com

. Daisho-In 大聖院 - Miyajima .




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「め」（芽）が出るように
From Imamiya Shrine Kyoto 今宮神社

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Wood carving
about 14 cm


Photos from my friend Ishino


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- source : facebook

. kokeshi こけし wooden dolls .


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Me da deru ... to have good luck
芽が出る、目が出る
me ga deru ... also in gambling (ME is the word for the "eyes" on the dice).

Daruma san is also often used as o-mamori, even in the version with his eyes popping out as a sign of extra good luck.　
O-Mamori, お守り




This is one I got from a temple in Shikoku.


ME GA DERU is a kind of pun with words, well loved by the people of Edo.
I have written more about this :
dajare e-uta 駄洒落絵歌 Pun with Song and Picture



. mede Daruma 目出だるま Daruma with eyes popping out .
Tsunashiki Tenmangu Shrine 綱敷天満宮 Suma, Kobe


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Me-ire - Painting Eyes for Daruma　達磨の目入れ
Daruma and his EYES

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Hamburger Daruma

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Hamburger with Daruma Paper Wrapper

KATSU ! To win and Cotelette, the food are pronounced in the same way in Japanese.
Yamazaki has four burgers with a cotelttte.

Shrimp Cotelette, Ebi Katsu




Beacon and Cotelette KATSU !





http://www.yamazakipan.co.jp/feature/061226_burger/index.html

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tokoton katsu burger - definitely going to win !
伊藤パン ことん勝つ！バーガー




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More Examination KATSU ! food with Daruma


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source : Dave Van on facebook

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...................... and the real KATSU of Daruma

Katsu!! ― Koan and Daruma　　喝と達磨さん


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. WASHOKU - all kinds of burgers　バーガー .


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