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Seven Lucky Deities, Set Four
Cypress Wood, $320
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PRICE $320
Lacquered Boxwood (Jp. = Tsuge)
+ $20 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $357.00
Length of Stand = 36 cm, Width = 4.5 cm
Statues = Height 5 cm, Width 2.5 cm
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The Shichifukujin are an eclectic group of deities from Japan, India, and China. Only one is native to Japan (Ebisu) and Japan's indigenous Shinto tradition. Three are from the Hindu-Buddhist pantheon of India (Daikokuten, Bishamonten, and Benzaiten) and three from Chinese Taoist-Buddhist traditions (Hotei, Jurojin, and Fukurokuju). In Japan, they travel together on their treasure ship (Jp. = takara bune) and dispense happiness to believers. Each deity existed independently before Japan's "artificial" creation of the group in the 17th century. Images of the seven appear with great frequency in modern Japan. To learn more, see Background Notes.
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FRONT VIEW
BACK VIEW
SIDE VIEW
SIDE VIEW
SIZE VIEW
From Left: Daikoku, Fukurokuju (holding turtle), Jurojin (with crane), Bishamonten
The turtle and crane symbolize longevity.
From Left: Hotei, Benzaiten, Ebisu
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