jason_mazzy Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Posted December 2, 2014 ps looking for a kashira for that fuchi Quote
jason_mazzy Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Posted December 2, 2014 some sort of lady figure (or feminine man). Quote
bone Posted December 2, 2014 Report Posted December 2, 2014 Not geisha but still reeeeaally cool. There's a festival where they wear masks... God! I hate my dying memory. Someone help me out here. Quote
cabowen Posted December 2, 2014 Report Posted December 2, 2014 Some sort of sage or Buddhist diety...the lotus is a hint... Quote
jason_mazzy Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Posted December 2, 2014 nuwa (japans version Amaterasu (天照), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神 or 天照大御神 ,Japanese: “Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven”) Quote
Lance Posted December 3, 2014 Report Posted December 3, 2014 Aside from Nuwa, the female menuki could be Kwannon: Goddess of mercy, coincidentally Jason mentioned a female or feminine looking figure, Kwannon (female) is also referred to as Kannon (male) http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/kannon.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin The other menuki looks to be a Nio (temple guardian) usually come in pairs since as guardians there would be one on each side of temple doorways. http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/nio.shtml The fuchi looks to have something to do with a festival called Setsubun that takes place in February(?) where beans are thrown out windows or doorways to scare off evil spirits/demons; the little gold dots on your fuchi look like beans with the gold and red Oni comically running each other over to get away, with the third just an outline already escaping. http://www.omniglot.com/language/articl ... rowing.htm Hope this is of some use. Regards, Lance Quote
Marius Posted December 3, 2014 Report Posted December 3, 2014 any other guesses? Tara Bosatsu? http://tinyurl.com/2vf8bv She holds a lotus flower: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... udur_2.jpg Quote
jason_mazzy Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Posted December 3, 2014 any other guesses? Tara Bosatsu? http://tinyurl.com/2vf8bv She holds a lotus flower: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... udur_2.jpg That is an interesting one to think about. Quote
jason_mazzy Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Posted January 3, 2015 Found near identical ones though mine (IMO) are much nicer. Here is the link to the pair online: http://www.sanmei.com/contents/media/menuki_hilt_ornament2079.html Here is the description: menuki2079a menuki248Sa Douji guardians of Budda design Seitaka/Kongara Douji Kibata signed as Shou/Zui Yamagane (copper) ground, Yobori carving, Gold/silver Iroe 33.5x13.5mm 7.0mm thick 29.8x17.0mm 5.4mm thick here is also a woodblock painting of the pair: Quote
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