Antique Japanese Boxwood Sculpture of Shoten and Kangiten

Antique Japanese Boxwood Sculpture of Shoten and Kangiten

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Period

Pre 1920

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A boxwood sculpture of the elephant deity Shoten embracing the female Kangiten. In Esoteric Buddhism, they signify matrimonial peace and bearing of offspring. Shoten is derived from Ganesha and is regarded as a wild one. Kangiten is an incarnation of the Eleven Headed Kannon. She appeases and converts him to Buddhism. Shoten and Kangiten are usually kept in a closed shrine as “secret sculptures” or Hibutsu (because of the sexual allusion).

Edo Period (1603-1868)

2.5″ x 2″ x 4″ H

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A boxwood sculpture of the elephant deity Shoten embracing the female Kangiten. In Esoteric Buddhism, they signify matrimonial peace and bearing of offspring. Shoten is derived from Ganesha and is regarded as a wild one. Kangiten is an incarnation of the Eleven Headed Kannon. She appeases and converts him to Buddhism. Shoten and Kangiten are usually kept in a closed shrine as “secret sculptures” or Hibutsu (because of the sexual allusion).

Edo Period (1603-1868)

2.5″ x 2″ x 4″ H

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Region

Japanese
Period

Pre 1920

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