Mythological Japan : the symbolisms of mythology in relation to Japanese art, with illustrations drawn in Japan, by native artists (1902)
Otto, Alexander Francis, b. 1873 · Philadelphia : Drexel Biddle · leaf 74
supplicants,while others believe that wealthand happiness come only to thosewho wield it with care and dili-gence. Daikoku is pictured here as shak-ing coins from his magic hammer,while the child at his feet is tryingto catch them, illustrating thegenerosity of the god in his dis-tribution of… … 57 BENZAITEN orBENTEN. [The Goddess of Grace andBeauty.] Benzaiten or Benten, one of theSeven Deities of Fortune, and theaccepted type of ideal womanhood,is perhaps more familiarly knownas the Tutelary Genius of Enoshi-ma. Artists portray this honored god-dess with a dragon or a serpent asher…
Art, Japanese · Mythology, Japanese · Symbolism
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