Handwritten Good luck charm Ouchi dolls Daruma Daruma Wooden ornament Lacquer With the character for "fortune" (福) Taniguchi Shikkodo Yamaguchi City Traditional crafts Size Height: Approximately 11cm Papa: Approximately 8cm This is a Daruma doll in the style of Ouchi dolls. Recommended for the New Year. Ouchi dolls are famous, but this Daruma also has a very good expression. It is made of wood and lacquered, and each one has a different expression, as the craftsmen put their hearts into painting them. It is in the shape of a Daruma, with a black and red color scheme and the golden character "福" (fortune) as a feature. Medium size (quite large) Items other than the Daruma are not included in the sale. This item is worth over 10,000 yen. ◾️Ouchi Dolls◾️ Ouchi-nuri and Ouchi dolls are authentic lacquerware using real lacquer and pure gold leaf. Depending on the size, it takes about two months to manufacture. Ouchi-nuri is said to have originated in the Muromachi period when the Ouchi clan, who had power in the area of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture, encouraged it as an important export product in their trade with Korea and Ming China. After that, trade was discontinued, but the techniques were passed down even after the Edo period and continue to this day. Ouchi-nuri, which conveys the past of Yamaguchi, known as the Kyoto of the West, is a rare, authentic lacquerware doll in the world, made by hand, with a base coat of subdued Ouchi vermilion, colored lacquer (yellow-green lacquer), real lacquer, and pure gold. We will carefully package it and send it via Mercari delivery. - Design: Daruma shape and face design - Color: Black, red, and gold color scheme - Material: Wood - Usage: Ornament, good luck charm - Features: The character "福" (fortune) is drawn on it Material: Wood