This is "Figure of Juro or the god of longevity" I saw at Tokyo National Museum. And do you know what this means?
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| Juro or god of longevity 寿老神 |
Yes!! I went to the museum last Saturday for the first time in nearly five months, and also that was my first experience of the "new normal."
Firstly, all visitors have to make bookings because that's a new rule. I booked a slot from 10:30 a.m. Secondly, the body temperature of all visitors is checked. Thirdly, the general admission fee has been raised since April from JPY620 to JPY1,000.
The exhibition was not perfect, i.e., more than half of the museum was still closed, but it was definitely worthwhile visiting because I found this "kawaii" figure of one of the Japanese seven lucky gods! This is a pottery figure of Juro, a god of longevity, in the mid-19th century by Dohachi Ninnami, a prominent Kyoto ware potter (1783-1855). Dohachi is famous for making various tea ceremony bowls, but this figure is also a masterpiece.
If you are interested in the Japanese seven lucky gods, see the table below!
If you want to see a netsuke carving of another long-headed god "Fukurokuju (7. in the table)," read "Kawaii Netsuke Jedi"!
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Descriptions of Japanese seven lucky gods
God/goddess
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Home country
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Temple
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Description
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| 1. Benzaiten 弁財天 (only goddess) |
India
| Benzaiten (弁才天 or 弁財天) has her origin in Hinduism. She is the only goddess, representing financial fortune, talent, beauty and music, and the patron of artists, writers, dancers, and geisha. | |
| 2. Daikokuten 大黒天 |
India
| Daikokuten (大黒天) is the god of commerce and prosperity and the patron of cooks, farmers, bankers, and the protector of crops. He is also considered a demon hunter. | |
| 3. Ebisu ゑびす |
Japan
| Ebisu (恵比寿), the only god who originates in Japan, is the god of prosperity and wealth in business, and of plenitude and abundance in crops, cereals and food. | |
| 4. Bishamonten 毘沙門天 |
India
| Bishamonten (毘沙門天) whose origin is traced back to Hinduism, is the god of fortune in war and battles and the protector of those who follow the rules and behave appropriately. | |
| 5. Hotei 布袋 |
China
| Hotei (布袋) is the god of fortune, the guardian of children, and the patron of diviners and barmen. He is also the god of popularity and often depicted as a fat, smiling, bald man with a curly mustache. | |
| 6. Jurojin 寿老神 |
China
| Jurojin (寿老人) is the god of the elderly and longevity in Japanese Buddhist mythology, based on a real person who lived in ancient times and was about six feet tall with a very long head and a long white beard. | |
| 7. Fukurokuju 福禄寿 |
China
| Fukurokuju (福禄寿) has his origin in China. He is the god of wisdom, luck, longevity, wealth and happiness and characterized by the size of his head almost as large as the size of his whole body. |
東京国立博物館の色絵寿老置物、七福神の一人、寿老神の置物です。そうなんです。行ったんです、東博！５カ月ぶりです。そしてポストコロナを初体験しました。
先ず、予約が必要になりました。
検温されます。
そして入館料が620円から1,000円に値上げされました。
東洋館はまだ閉鎖中だったのが残念でしたが、こんなに可愛い寿老神に会えたのですから大満足。
江戸時代の京焼の名工、仁阿弥道八の作品です。最初、七福神で同じく頭の長い福禄寿かと思ったのですが、こちらは寿老神です。
以前、ジェダイみたいな福禄寿の根付についても書きましたので、ご興味があればこちらもどうぞ！
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