Statue of the Deity Daikokuten

Statue of the Deity Daikokuten

1800-1894

figurines

Daikokuten

A small statue of the male deity Daikokuten (Sanskrit: Mahakala) standing on a pair of rice sacks. His skin is black; he wears a mustache. In his left hand he holds a bag; his right hand is empty (he is normally depicted holding a mallet--this may be missing).

Daikokuten is one of the Seven Lucky Deities; he is the god of wealth.

Japan

3 x 2 x 4.5 inches

Turner, William Patillo (Purchaser) ; Candler, Warren Akin (Funder)

Oxford College Library (Oxford, Ga.)

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