JAPANESE CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – 2017 Winter Auction
Auction Ends: Dec 3, 2017 08:00 PM PST

Japanese Finds

Hand-crafted Daruma by Shirakawa Daruma, Fukushima, Japan - White

Item Number
222
Sold
70 USD to msa633fbd
Number of Bids
12  -  Bid History

Item Description

This Handcrafted Daruma will bring you good fortune!  A treasure from the Tohoku region of Japan, this specific Daruma came directly from the maker.  This daruma stands approximately 5" tall.  

13th generation Master Watanabe of Shirakawa Daruma has been creating the iconic Daruma style of Shirakawa City, located in the Fukushima Prefecture for 40 years. Master Watanabe believes that it is important to preserve and protect the traditional style of daruma as well as the venue that it is produced in and the Watanabe studio was awarded historic preservation status by the Shirakawa City government as the original footprint and many areas of the workshop have remained unchanged since the Edo Period. Master Watanabe’s wife Sachiko is also a well respected artist who produces a more modern style of daruma. She is often requested to make one of a kind daruma for many businesses, individuals and special events, including for the SF Giants, commissioned by the JCCCNC.

More about Shirakawa Daruma: http://loveartlab.me/2014/10/17/there-are-only-two-stores-still-making-shirakawa-daruma/

Click here for the story of the Daruma Doll:  https://www.domodaruma.com/blog/daruma-doll-history-of-japanese-wishing-dolls

 

 

Item Special Note

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