Tama Daruma dolls have been made since the Edo period (around the Ansei era) as lucky charms for folic acid and business prosperity, and are still sold today at Daruma markets such as those at Jindaiji Temple.
 

 
 Most Tama Daruma dolls are now made using vacuum forming, making these hand-painted Daruma dolls extremely rare these days.
 
 Toshio Negishi, who is 92 years old, carefully applies washi paper to each wooden mold and paints on them using a brush.
 
 "I'm clumsy," says Mr. Negishi. But that clumsiness is what gives birth to his adorable dolls.
 

 
 Main unit: 258g (no box) Packaging: 558g
 
 Height 18cm x Width 16cm x Depth 16cm