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Goddess Benten

Antique Japanese Carved Okimono
Benten
God of Luck / Shichifukujin
Artist Signature: Gyokudo, Early 20th Century

H 4 in.(10cm.), W 1.75in.(4.5cm.), D 1 in.(2.5cm.)
Condition: Very Good

Benten, short for Benzatten, which in kanji means: Understanding-Wealth-Divinity. Among the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, she is the one female deity shown playing a musical instrument (biwa). Japanese legend believes that she confers upon her worshippers wisdom, wealth, matrimonial bliss and victory in war.

Like Bishamon in the group, Benten is a deity of serious worship. Her identity is intermingled in many forms. The Shinto Goddess Itsukushima has been considered a manifestation of Benten; some have identified her with Sarasvati, the Hindu Goddess of speech and learning; furthermore, Benten also resembles the Bodhisattva of Compassion Kannon in her eight armed form. Their images are occasionally together in Buddhist temples through out Japan. The shrines of Benten are mostly on islands, the most famous being that in a cave on the island of Enoshima, not far from Yokohama. As ancient legend has it, before the island existed, below the sea there was a great dragon living in a lair who used to devour children. In the 6th Century, a violent earthquake occurred and the island arose from the sea. Benten descended from heaven, married the dragon, and thus put an end to his ravages.

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