FONTANA'S BACKYARD

DARUMA

Alas, after a week of crawling into every dark corner of the web, i finally found the name of this figure. its been on my mind heavily these days for a grand painting i plan on doing. i am asked frequently where my inspiration comes from. a lot of it comes from folk and myth from other cultures. the story of daruma(japanese) or bodhidarma(chinese) is a rich and a bit grotesk story of the man who is claimed to bring Zen and Shaolin Kungfu to china. this link will describe in detail:DARUMA