Classic Takasaki Handcrafted Red Daruma Doll

BUNGU store has picked up Daruma dolls has most unique face expression and painted beautifully with mat paint by hand in Takasaki, Japan where most Daruma dolls are made.

We are also happy to take orders of any sizes in 12 different colours upon request. Please send us message for quote.

Measurements
-Small-
12cm height
12cm width
12cm depth

-Large-
19.5cm height
17.5cm width
15,5cm depth

-Xtra Large-
30cm height
28.5cm width
25cm depth

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Daruma dolls are popular, bearded good luck charms that are purported to have originated in Takasaki, Japan. The vast majority of Japan’s dolls are still made in Takasaki, where master craftspeople, who are part of a cooperative of more than 50 manufacturers, paint them by hand.

Takasaki Daruma are recognizable for the symbols of longevity with which they are adorned: cranes for eyebrows and turtles for a mustache.

The Daruma’s eyes are intentionally left blank. Believers make a wish and fill in the doll’s left eye, then fill in the right when the wish comes true. Traditionally, people take their Daruma to a shrine at New Year and purchase a new doll for the year ahead.