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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0021   CAS 2019-0004-0021; Figurine (Daruma)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurine (Daruma)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
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Collection Name N/A
Materials Papier mâché [paper mache]; Paint
Description Papier mâché Daruma figurine; Stylized figure of a man’s head painted red overall with gold embellishments, including a Japanese character at the front; Face is painted white with black and red accents; Eyes are round and painted white with gold outline; The Daruma originally had large white eyes without pupils; The owner fills in one eye upon the making a goal or making a wish, and the second eye when the goal or wish has been fulfilled; Both eyes of this Daruma have been filled in with black ball point ink; Weighted at the bottom so as to always stand upright; Single kanji painted on front of figure reads ? (fuku: “good fortune”). *Non-Roman alphabet characters are not legible in the online listing. Japanese characters, such as those included here, appear as a series of question marks. Other scripts, such as Greek letters, may appear as Roman letters but be inaccurately transcribed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 14.0, Width = 11.9, Length = 10.8