Japanese Traditional Papier-mâché Daruma Wishing Doll in Red 25”H Furniture The now inked string is

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

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

This small chest measures approximately 28" tall by 30" wide by 16" deep

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

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

Japanese Traditional Papier-mâché Daruma Wishing Doll in Red 25”H Furniture The now inked string isThis 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,