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Antique
Japanese Okimono
Jurojin
God of Luck /
Shichifukujin
Artist
Signature: Gyokudo, Early 20th Century
H 4.25 in.(11cm.), W 1.75in.(4.5cm.), D 1 in.(2.5cm.)
Condition: good Jurojin,
his name in kanji literally can be translated as the Longevity-Old-Man. He is
believed to be an incarnation of the Star God of Longevity administers the span
of life on earth for mankind; and also worshipped as the patron of scholarly success.
Jurojin wears the robes of a scholar with perhaps a Shinto style head-dress. Like
Fukurokuju, with whom he is often confused, Jurojin holds a staff, carries a scroll
or a longevity peach, and perhaps a fan; he is usually accompanied by the minogame
and or the deer; the later is said to be 1500 years old. It was believed that
he who eats the flesh of that deer would live the age of 2000 years.
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