BRONZE BUDDHAWOOD BUDDHASTONE BUDDHAJAPANESE NETSUKE
    
Last Buddha Buddha Museum LogoFuture Buddha

Japanese Showa Okimono Netsuke
Goddess Benten
Playing Shamisen
Signature: unsigned, Circa: Showa, 1912-26

H 1.25 in.(3cm), W 1.25 in.(3cm), D 1 in.(2.5cm)

Condition: excellent!

This Showa era ivory okimono is delightfully rendered. The countenance of the goddess is both exuberant and contemplative. She gracefully holds the ornamental biwa, wearing a sumptuous kimono, which is gentle embellished with textile ornamentation. This wonderful figure was made with a natural himotoshi for wearing as a netsuke, or as a okimono to display the beauty and charm of this inspiring deity.


Private Collection
Goddess Benten Netsuke

Benten (Benzaiten) is the sole female among the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichifukujin). She is the Japanese version of the Hindu deity Saraswati and thus is a radiant manifestation of speech, eloquence, music, arts learning and good fortune, and her shrines are usually near water. She is often depicted with a biwa, a short-necked fretted lute and sometime portrayed riding on a water snake.

  
Benten Playing Shamisen NetsukeBenten Netsuke
  
  
  
Last BuddhaFuture Buddha
  
    
BRONZE BUDDHAWOOD BUDDHASTONE BUDDHAJAPANESE NETSUKE
    
SHAKYAMUNI ABOUT US
    


We accept all major credit cards via PayPal

No Packaging and Handling Fee
FREE SHIPPING IN THE U.S. FOR SELECTED ITEM

  

Authenticity Guaranteed
BuddhaMuseum.Com is specializing in temple and family worshipped Buddhist arts. We guarantee all artifacts to be genuine as described. It is our policy never to deliberately list fakes as genuine. All contemporary Buddhist art listed will always stated as such.

14 days Unconditional Money-back Guaranteed
Certificate of Authenticity upon request. Items that are significantly deviating from the information provided by us regarding culture and dating, may be returned for a prompt refund. Refund of the net sale price, excluding freight and insurance. Buyer to pay the return shipping cost.

  
Contact us: Info@BuddhaMuseum.comBuddhaMuseum.Com 2001-2018 Copyrights ©