On 5 October 1817, he painted the Great Daruma outside the Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin in Nagoya. This portrait in ink on paper measured 18 × 10.8 metres, and the event drew huge crowds. The feat was recounted in a popular song and he received the name "Darusen or "Daruma Master"A shortened form of Daruma Sensei.Calza (2003), p. 192 Although the original was destroyed in 1945, Hokusai's promotional handbills from that time survived and are preserved at the Nagoya City Museum.
On 5 October 1817, he painted the Great Daruma outside the Hongan-ji Nagoya Betsuin in Nagoya. This portrait in ink on paper measured 18 × 108 metres, and the event drew huge crowds. The feat wa.s recounted in a popular song and he received the name "Darusen or "Daruma Master"A shortened form of Daruma SenseiCalza (2003), p 192 Although the original was destroyed in 1945, Hokusai's promotional handbills from that .time survived and are preserved at the Nagoya City Museum.