{"product_id":"hiho-hadaka-benten-seated-nude-benzaiten-bronze-tone-resin-figure","title":"Hiho Hadaka Benten Seated Nude Benzaiten Figure, Bronze-Tone Resin with Green Drapery on Carved Base, 25 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA seated Benzaiten in bronze-tone resin, the goddess of music unrobed in the old hadaka Benten manner, with sea-green drapery and gilt jewellery on a dark carved base.\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, or Benten, is the only goddess among the Seven Lucky Gods: patron of music, eloquence, water and fortune. Japan also keeps the rarer tradition of the hadaka Benten, the naked Benten, carved unclothed so that the devoted could dress her in real robes; the celebrated figure at Enoshima is the best known. The name given to this figure, Hiho Hadaka Benten, means the secret treasure naked Benten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the theme is taken up in a modern decorative idiom. The goddess kneels with one hand lifted and the other at her waist, as though at the strings of a lute; a comb crowns her coiled hair, which flows in long sea-green waves to the base of her back. Gilt lines pick out her necklace, arm bands and drapery. Like the old figures she is modelled in full beneath her drapery, which is why she rests in the Private Room. The figure lifts from a separate base worked like water-worn stone, its top lined in black.\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 (Benten), seated and unrobed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Decorative figure (okimono) with separate base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resin with a bronze-tone finish, green and gilt patination\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 25 cm (9.8 in) with base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 36 cm (14.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDepth:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 22 cm (8.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight scuffs and handling marks from display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo breaks or repairs described or seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\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 resin figure with a bronze-tone finish, not cast bronze; unsigned, with no maker or date recorded. Dust with a soft dry brush; keep away from direct sun and heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure and base are wrapped separately, cushioned and boxed, then 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. Kindred pieces are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and among our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/japanese-okimono-figurines-statues\"\u003eokimono, figurines and statues\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\u003eSearching for a Benzaiten in carved wood or true bronze? Our Hunting Salon™ locates such figures 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 Benten figure · nude Benzaiten statue · Seven Lucky Gods okimono\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown Maker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54483470287141,"sku":"JP-CL-T1213286502","price":635.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/hadaka-benten-01.jpg?v=1794591981","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/es\/products\/hiho-hadaka-benten-seated-nude-benzaiten-bronze-tone-resin-figure","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}