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This is a drawing I did about the Japanese Teru Teru Bozu. I’ve used a variation of this character illustration for my printed cards and silk screened t-shirts as well.

Here’s a definition of from Wikipedia:

Teru teru bozu (Japanese: “shiny-shiny Buddhist priest”[1]) is a little traditional hand-made doll made of white paper or cloth that Japanese farmers began hanging outside of their window by a string. This amulet is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day. “Teru” is a Japanese verb which describes sunshine, and a “b?zu” is a Buddhist monk (compare the word bonze), or in modern slang, “bald-headed.”