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Watchful Dolls

These are darumas. Japanese dolls that offer good luck. There's a tradition where you make a wish, color in one of the eyes and when your wish is fulfilled you color in the second eye.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Osaka, Japan
Camera: ILCE-7RM2
Copyright: © Allan Talley