Matsukawa Daruma

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Matsukawa Daruma from Sendai
仙台の松川だるま

Matsukawa is named after the person who created this daruma, and it's popular among people as a religious item rather than a folk toy. Its colors and facial expressions are exquisitely matched, and it's a gorgeous example of folk art. Ultramarine blue is the main color.

Yanagiu washi is a hand-made paper that was developed in Sendai City. It is produced around Yanagiu, Taihaku-ku, Sendai City and is said to have been started by paper craftsmen from Date (Fukushima Prefecture) who had been brought to the area by Date Masamune in the early middle ages.

The robust paper, which is produced adding the tororoaoi root juice to the fiber of the kozo bark (broussonetia kajinoki), has been used for various daily objects, including paper lanterns, sliding paper screens, and wrapping paper, and it is also used for the Matsukawa daruma dolls which are famous for their colorfulness and intricate decoration. The sale of these daruma dolls, which takes their name from that of the original craftsman (Matsukawa), is an essential feature of Sendais New Year.
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