Artworks

Kichijōten, Hokkedō, Tōdaiji

Artwork · Anonymous · 772 · statue · Tōdai-ji Temple

A clay Kichijōten, the goddess of wealth and good fortune, dated 772 — from the years when prayers were offered to her for rain and good harvests. 1 Mason 2005, p. 95, fig. 120. ↩ Literatur Mason 2005: Penelope E. Mason, History of Japanese Art, 2nd, Pearson Education LTD. 2005.