Shogun Red Daruma Figurine 'Taisho'
Glossy red ceramic daruma with both eyes painted in, gold streaks and the two characters for opening luck in a circle on the belly, the classic colour.
Shogun Red Daruma Figurine 'Taisho'
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Ceramic daruma doll in a glossy red enamel with both eyes painted in black, the face in the traditional strokes, gold streaks at the shoulders, the characters for opening luck in a circle on the belly and columns of smaller 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
Red daruma doll in glossy enamel with both eyes painted and the characters for luck
Red, glossy, both eyes open. This daruma is a ceramic doll in the daruma's own colour, a strong red enamel that shines, with the face painted in the traditional black brows and moustache, a red mouth, both eyes filled in black, gold streaks at the shoulders, and the two characters for opening luck brushed in a circle on the belly with smaller characters at the sides. Red is the colour the daruma has been since it was first made, for keeping illness away.
It is the classic of the collection in its glossy form, and the one for a person who wants the daruma everyone recognises.
The name, Taisho, is the general, the commander, and a red daruma is the one that leads.
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 red is the detail: a deep, glossy red that reads as lacquer, with the black face and the gold streaks standing off it, and the characters on the belly in black in a gold-ringed circle. The eyes are painted in, so the wish is granted.
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 red egg with a face. From close the face shows its strokes, the belly its circle, and the enamel its shine. It is the daruma for a desk and a person who likes the classic.
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 | Shogun Red Daruma Figurine 'Taisho' |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 家Home |
| Collection | All daruma doll |
| Fabric | Ceramic, enamel finish |
| Sizes | One size |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0282 |
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