A daruma crafted using the traditional kimekomi technique — fabric is pressed into grooves carved into a paulownia wood clay base, a method long used in Japanese doll-making. Modelled after the meditative seated form of Bodhidharma.
Traditional kimekomi doll-making technique
Paulownia wood clay (toso) base
Based on the seated figure of Bodhidharma
Fill in the left eye when making a wish; the right eye upon its fulfilment
