Mitate-Benten with crane's bone hairpin / 見立て弁天 鶴形脛骨簪大　#3/20

■About the work
The painting features motifs such as lotus, peacock, flowing water, and moon, which represent Saraswati, the Indian goddess of rivers, writing, music, and performing arts, who is known in Japan as Benzaiten. The pattern on the kimono is a reference to the "Shidan Raden Five-stringed Biwa" that is preserved in the Shosoin Repository in Japan, and together with the headphones, it represents music. The end of the hairpin is shaped like a crane because it was once believed that crane bones had the power to cure all illnesses, and crane bones were used by aristocrats and women of high status as a comb material, more prestigious than tortoiseshell. In fact, combs of this shape still exist. I painted this painting just before the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to pray for people's health, along with performing arts.

■ Original Artwork Information
Materials: acrylic, gold leaf, carbon ink
Support / Support: canvas
Size: 49.5×82.5cm
Date / Production year: 2020

■ Product properties
Maximum number of production: 20
Serial number: 3/20
Secondary content distribution: Permission
Royalty rate: 18%
Minimum royalty amount: 4500 yen
Editing: Allowed
Cut and paste: Allowed

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