{"product_id":"carved-wood-hadaka-benzaiten-biwa-hidden-erotic-carving-gilt-accents","title":"Carved Wood Hadaka Benzaiten Playing the Biwa, Hidden Erotic Carving, Gilt Accents, Display Case Not Included","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA carved wood Benzaiten seated unclothed with her biwa on a gilt-touched pedestal, with a concealed erotic carving beneath. The glass display case seen in the original photographs is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenzaiten, the only goddess among the Seven Lucky Gods, rules over music, eloquence and flowing water, and is almost always shown with the biwa, the Japanese lute. A smaller, much-loved tradition, the hadaka Benzaiten, shows her unclothed, as at the famous image on Enoshima.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe sits cross-legged with the biwa raised to her shoulder, hair drawn up in a high knot, a necklace at her throat. The pale wood is cut in smooth, rounded planes; the biwa has its frets, pegs and a decorated soundboard, and the pedestal is cut in deep, flowing strokes picked out with gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure lifts from the pedestal and the biwa comes free. Beneath, the carver has hidden an explicit anatomical detail, the private joke of the hidden-scene objects of Japanese erotic art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benzaiten, seated unclothed, playing the biwa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Okimono, figure with separate pedestal and biwa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carved pale wood with gilt accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Undated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smaller than its former case of 24 x 27 cm (9.4 x 10.6 in); exact height being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot included:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glass display case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease write to the Desk for exact measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo notable marks or soiling seen; the carving is crisp and clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe glass display case is not included, for safe travel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as a carved wood figure with gilt accents; unsigned and undated, and no maker or age is claimed. Keep from sun, heat and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three parts are wrapped separately, double boxed and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/buddhist-statues-sacred-art\"\u003eBuddhist statues and sacred art\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a fitting display case or a companion deity? Our Hunting Salon™ locates such pieces across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers them to you. \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-search\"\u003eCollectors also search: hadaka Benzaiten carving · Benzaiten with biwa okimono · hidden shunga wood figure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown Carver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483470450981,"sku":"JP-CL-S1233218310","price":725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/hadaka-benzaiten-biwa-01.jpg?v=1794591999","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/es\/products\/carved-wood-hadaka-benzaiten-biwa-hidden-erotic-carving-gilt-accents","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}