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| Keywords: Kawaji Tomotsugu - Tsuba with the Seven Gods of Fortune - Walters 51338 - Mark A.jpg The Seven Gods of Good Fortune Shichifukujin are a Japanese folk tradition that emerged from Buddhist Taoist and Shinto beliefs On the front Daikoku the god of wealth appears that the upper right with bales of rice Next to him is Jurôjin the god of wisdom or longevity At the bottom is Bishamon who is the god of warriors On the left is Ebisu the god of fishing or daily food On the reverse the remaining three gods are shown on the left side At the bottom is Fukurokuju the god of longevity In the middle is Benzaiten the only female and the goddess of music At the top is Hotei the god of happiness and good health Hotei's bag of treasures appears on the right These gods also appear individually and in other groupings Their spheres of influence are not fixed and they sometimes appear with other traits between 1669 1712 early Edo iron gilt shakudo shibuichi copper cm 8 8 8 5 0 45 accession number 51 338 22816 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Place and Signature Choshu Hagi ju/Kawaji Tomotsugu saku; Translation Residing in Hagi Choshu province/made by Kawaji Tomotsugu place of origin Hagi Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Kawaji Tomotsugu Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
