Grey Doffin Posted July 28, 2010 Report Posted July 28, 2010 Hi guys, I'm assuming there is a Japanese tale that ties this fuchi & kashira together. Anyone care to help? Unsigned. Thanks, Grey Quote
paulb Posted July 28, 2010 Report Posted July 28, 2010 Hi Grey, Possibly being over simplistic but isnt it just that they are both symbols of plenty? regards Paul Quote
cabowen Posted July 28, 2010 Report Posted July 28, 2010 Daikokuten is one of the shichi fukunin (7 gods of good fortune) and he represents abundance/plenty for farmers, agriculture, etc. The rat is also a symbol of abundance/plenty. The daikon, well, there's your ag product.... Quote
Henry Wilson Posted July 28, 2010 Report Posted July 28, 2010 Henri Joly has a good write up on Daikoku in Legend in Japanese Art. Entry 157 on p. 48 http://www.archive.org/stream/legendinjapanese00jolyuoft#page/48/mode/2up Quote
Nobody Posted July 29, 2010 Report Posted July 29, 2010 A rat is a symbol of Daikoku. Especially white rats are called Daikoku-nezumi (大黒ねずみ). Nezumi is a Japanese term which means a rat. The motif of the Fuchi is a rat eating (=kuu) a radish (=Daikon). It is said as “Daikon kuu nezumi (大根食うねずみ)” in Japanese. So, as you may notice, it is a pun which means Daikoku-nezumi. Quote
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