Japanese Traditional Papier-mâché Daruma Wishing Doll in Red 25”H Furniture each ball is 1 3/4"

each ball is 1 3/4" (4

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

If the Chashaku is special than it is named by the craftsmen or the practitioner and that name is written on the tube or box

This was high fired porcelain for lasting durability

The now inked string is pulled taught and snapped and reeled back in

Japanese Traditional Papier-mâché Daruma Wishing Doll in Red 25”H Furniture each ball is 1 3/4"This 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,