YOSHINOYA KYUBEI Daruma, Matryoshka, Nesting Dolls, 5.4 inches Good Luck Charms, Paper Mache, with Box, 13103-Z-US

Brand: YOSHINOYA KYUBEI

Color: Red

Features:

• Japanese figurine "Daruma" that brings good luck : This figurine is based on the traditional Japanese Lucky motif. It is called "Druma" in Japan. The figurines statue is believed that displaying it will attract career advancement and customers.
• This is a Feng Shui item to display in the entrance : This popular Feng Shui item is said to bring good fortune if displayed at the entrance of a shop. It is ideal not only for shops, but also for the entrances to company offices, break rooms, warehouses, and other business spaces where you want to improve your luck.
• A nested structure like a matryoshka dolls : The Daruma features a nested structure like a matryoshka doll. Inside each outer Daruma is a slightly smaller Daruma, resulting in a total of five Daruma including the outermost one. The included paper cushion has a magnet built in, so the outermost Daruma sticks to it as a lid, making it easy to store the other Daruma.These are very cute nesting daruma dolls.
• Origin of the Color : The origin of this color lies in Chinese feng shui. It comes from the philosophies of light and darkness and the Five Elements theory. When these two are combined, a grand cosmology emerges: "The world is made up of the balance of white (light) and black (darkness) + the colors of the Five Elements."From this concept, the **five colors (blue, red, yellow, white, and black)** were born. In Japanese culture, these five colors also carry meanings of praying for "the family's safety" "a bountiful harvest" and "wisdom and virtue."
• The best gift for good luck : This auspicious item is perfect as a special gift for a loved one. Daruma dolls are especially given to those who wish to achieve their goals. In Japan, they are items given to examinees as a form of encouragement during university entrance exams, high school entrance exams, or qualification exams. If you give this item with your wishes for good fortune in mind, it will be very well received.
• Compact and easy to decorate : Item Dimensions including paper cushion LxWxH : 5.4 x 5.4 x 5.4 inches（13.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm） Item Dimensions for The outermost Daruma only LxWxH : 4.4 x 4.2 x 4.8 inches（11.0 x 10.5 x 12.0cm） Item Weight including paper cushion : 3.9oz（0.25 lb 110g） Its compact size allows it to be displayed anywhere. It fits well in any space, including store entrances, office desks and shelves, break rooms, and bedrooms at home.
• The soft texture of japanese paper made using the paper mache technique : The deformed shapes that can only be achieved with the paper mache technique and the soft texture that is unique to Japanese paper are attractive. The paper mache technique is called the Hariko technique in Japanese and is a traditional technique used for many good luck charms, including Daruma dolls.
• Box and paper cushion included : This Daruma comes in a special box, along with a paper cushion to place under the Daruma itself and a leaflet explaining about Daruma. The cushion bears the Japanese proverb “七転八倒” written in kanji. “七転八起” (seven falls, eight rises) is a four-character idiom meaning to face hardship without giving up, no matter how many times one fails. The daruma doll, which returns to its upright position no matter how many times it falls, symbolizes this very phrase.
• Beyond Tradition : YOSHINOYA KYUBEI is a good luck charm brand created by KYUGETSU, a renowned Japanese doll manufacturer with over 190 years of history. The brand reinterprets traditional good luck charms from all across Japan, adapting them to contemporary values and lifestyles and offering them as a diverse range of products.

model number: 13103-Z-US

Part Number: 13103-Z-US

EAN: 4960282152988

Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.6 x 5.6 inches