Description

Very beautiful and detailed antique figure of Uga Benzaiten, she is carved of wood and painted with colored and gilt lacquer, she has eight arms each holding a different Buddhist objects, her elaborate crown is made of metal and includes glass beads which hang down and a torii gate which stands at the top, one of the details specific to Uga Benzaiten is the coiled snake that sits on top of her head with the head of a man, Edo Period.
Size: 18 3/4″ high x 10″ wide x 7 1/2″ deep.
Size of zushi (shrine box): 24″ high x 13 3/4″ wide x 10″ deep.