A few illustrations inspired by Japanese culture

🍡Kagamimochi

Literally the "mirror cake", Kagamimochi is a food composed of two mochis and a bitter orange. ⁠Kagamimochi are usually bought in December and displayed in the house before being broken and prepared on January 11 during the kagami biraki ceremony (opening of the mirror).⁠I also saw a few of them as a offering at a Shinto temple in January.⁠

Daruma

The Darumas are wish figurines, often in papier mache, modeled after Bodhidharma (an Indian religious who created the school of Zen Buddhism).⁠They can be purchased in temples’ shops or touristic shops. When you buy a Daruma his pupils are empty.⁠

More examples and explanations on my website foliedujour.com