ABSTRACT
In the Illustration No. 51 will be seen the Buddhist Dharma or Daruma, who, arriving in China in the, sixth century, at once went into a state of abstraction, which extended over nine years, during which time he never moved; as a result he lost the use of his legs. The netsuke makers are very fond of treating him in all sorts of attitudes, usually without legs, scowling from a bag; the representations here given show him rending his garments and recovering his legs.
