Order Vintage Large Japanese Goodluck Daruma Doll Papermache, CecysAsianShop

Usually red and round and made of a special type of Japanese paper, the bodiless head stares with fierce determination. The eyes are left intentionally blank, so that it's up to the user to draw in the pupils or irises.

The process of using a Daruma doll is simple:

Have a goal, wish, or promise to fulfill.
Paint in one eye.
Work for it everyday.
When the dream is achieved, paint in the other eye.

Daruma dolls are constant reminders of the what the Japanese call the ganbaru spirit. Life is full of pitfalls and bumps on the road. It's inevitable that you'll stumble sometimes.

But order it's up to you to get back up. It's in your own power and will to keep moving. The doll embodies this popular Japanese proverb: Nanakorobi yaoki. "Fall down seven times, stand up eight."

So it's always about the work. No matter how tired, despite the circumstances, or even lack of rewards or motivation, the ganbaru spirit treads forward. Because clarity is truly realized and appreciated when the person who made the wish transforms into the person who completed the dream.

That's why Daruma dolls have such determined expressions. They never give up. They are built to automatically bounce back when knocked over.

They are a metaphor of grit and endurance.

This item is very old, so please expect wearing in all aspects.

Weight: 575 grams
Height:8"
Width :7.2"

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