Tenugui (Dohyo-iri) Utagawa Kuniyoshi The Daruma doll is inspired

The Daruma doll is inspired by a legend associated with Bodhidharma

often shown flying over waves

Hokusai captured the moment in early autumn when the morning sun covers Mt

are dedicated to the gods

The auspicious pine tree design is hand-applied

Tenugui (Dohyo-iri) Utagawa Kuniyoshi The Daruma doll is inspiredDescriptionDuring a sumo tournament, there is a ceremonial ritual performed before the matches begin, where the top ranked wrestlers, known as 'rikishi,' donned in lavish silk aprons called 'kesho mawashi,' gather in a circle on the sumo ring. This ceremony is called the 'dohyo iri.' The highest ranked sumo wrestler, the 'Yokozuna,' performs an additional, more elaborate solo dohyo iri, accompanied by two attendants, the 'tachimochi' (sword bearer)