Japanese Traditional Papier-mâché Daruma Wishing Doll in Red 25”H Furniture 5" (width x height x

5" (width x height x depth) (top = 26

This carving (mid 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido

was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist born in 1790 and active during the Edo period

In the essay by Jun Ichiro Tanizaki "In Praise of Shadows" published in 1933

5 cm) tall and 3 1/2" at the widest (9 cm)

Japanese Traditional Papier-mâché Daruma Wishing Doll in Red 25”H Furniture 5" (width x height xThis is a traditional Japanese wishing doll known as a Daruma doll. The dolls are round with no arms and legs and have a weighted bottom so they cant be knocked down. To make a wish you paint in one eye, and when the wish comes true, you paint in the other. Written in gold on the front is the character for stubbornness to remember the dedication to fulfilling your wish with the same determination as Daruma san The doll is a depiction of Bodhidarma,