Zushi containing an image of the Buddhist deity Benzaiten, one of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japan


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Other Identifiers:
dams:206465 and OXKOBE_045
Institution:
Emory University
Sublocation:
Box 7, Folder 3
Call Number:
OX-MSS011
About This Item
Date Created:
1800 to 1894
Format:
Artifact
Description / Abstract:
Zushi (small portable shrine) of the female deity Benzaiten (originally the Hindu deity Saraswati), one of the Seven Lucky Deities and protector of people, property and fortune. The exterior is covered with red paint or lacquer. Many of the objects originally carried in the deity's hands are missing, but she still holds a club, sword, wish-granting jewel, snake, and the torii gate with old man's face appears on her head.
Subjects / Keywords
Subject - Topics:
Fortune, Religious articles, and Buddhism--Japan
Subject - Geographic Locations:
Japan
About This Item
Date Created:
1800 to 1894
Format:
Artifact
Description / Abstract:
Zushi (small portable shrine) of the female deity Benzaiten (originally the Hindu deity Saraswati), one of the Seven Lucky Deities and protector of people, property and fortune. The exterior is covered with red paint or lacquer. Many of the objects originally carried in the deity's hands are missing, but she still holds a club, sword, wish-granting jewel, snake, and the torii gate with old man's face appears on her head.
Subjects / Keywords
Subject - Topics:
Fortune, Religious articles, and Buddhism--Japan
Subject - Geographic Locations:
Japan
Find This Item
Other Identifiers:
dams:206465 and OXKOBE_045
Institution:
Emory University
Sublocation:
Box 7, Folder 3
Call Number:
OX-MSS011