Blue Daruma Doll 'Umidaruma'
Glossy royal blue ceramic daruma with gold-ringed eyes, gold streaks and the characters for opening luck in red on the belly, for work and study.
Blue Daruma Doll 'Umidaruma'
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Ceramic daruma doll in a glossy royal blue enamel with both eyes painted in black with gold rings, the face in the traditional strokes, gold streaks at the shoulders, the characters for opening luck in red in a gold circle on the belly and gold characters at the sides. Weighted base; rights itself when knocked. About the height of a hand.
Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
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About this piece
Blue daruma doll in glossy enamel with gold eyes and red characters for luck
Royal blue, glossy, with gold eyes. This daruma is a ceramic doll in a deep blue enamel that shines, with the face painted in the traditional strokes, a red mouth, both eyes filled in black with gold rings, gold streaks at the shoulders, and the two characters for opening luck in red inside a gold circle on the belly, with gold characters at the sides. Blue is the daruma for work and for study, and it is the one on a student's desk.
It is the daruma for an exam, a new job or a project, and the blue is the one colour of the five that is not traditional and has become so.
The name, Umidaruma, is the sea daruma, the blue of the body, and the sea is what the blue is named for.
The doll is ceramic with a glossy enamel finish, cast hollow with a weighted base, the face painted in the crane-and-tortoise strokes of the Takasaki tradition, the body carrying the two characters for opening luck in a circle and a column of smaller characters at each side, with gold streaks at the shoulders.
The daruma is the monk who sat facing a wall for nine years, and the doll is his body with no limbs and a weighted base, so it rights itself when knocked over: seven times down, eight times up. You paint one eye when you set a goal and the other when you reach it.
Put it where you will see it every day, on a desk, a shelf or a windowsill, facing into the room, and paint the left eye when you set the goal. Knock it over once to see it stand up.
The blue is the detail: a saturated royal blue with a high gloss, and the gold on it, the eye rings, the streaks and the characters at the sides, reads warmer than on the black. The belly seal is red in gold.
Every daruma in the collection is photographed at the same scale, so the pages compare: the single dolls are about the height of a hand, the stacked box taller.
Dust with a soft cloth; wipe with a damp one if it needs it. Paint the eyes with a brush and black ink or a marker. It is ceramic and it breaks, so keep it off the edge of the shelf.
From across a room it is a blue egg with a white face. From close the eyes show their gold, the belly its red seal, and the blue its gloss. It is the daruma for a desk and a person with an exam.
Questions about the daruma doll
What is a daruma?
A round doll of the monk who sat facing a wall for nine years, with no limbs and a weighted base, so it rights itself when knocked over. It is the Japanese charm for perseverance: seven times down, eight times up.
Why are the eyes blank?
You paint the left eye when you set a goal and the right when you reach it. The six matte dolls come with both eyes blank, as the tradition sells them. The five glossy dolls and the money box have both eyes painted in: a wish already granted.
What do the colours mean?
Red is the classic, for health and warding off illness. White is a clean start. Black keeps bad luck out. Blue is work and study. Green is health. Gold and orange are money. Every page says which.
Is it made in Japan?
No. It is a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page. The traditional daruma is papier-mache from Takasaki; these are ceramic with an enamel finish.
How big are they?
The single dolls are about the height of a hand; the stacked money box is about twice that. Every daruma is photographed at the same scale, so the pages compare.
How do I paint the eye?
A brush and black ink, or a black marker, on the blank white circle. Left eye first. Say what you want out loud, and do not paint the right one until it happens.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Blue Daruma Doll 'Umidaruma' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 家Home |
| Collection | The daruma doll collection |
| Fabric | Ceramic, enamel finish |
| Sizes | One size |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0284 |
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