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Denver Art Gallery, Japanese Daikoku Mask, happy looking god of wealth, farmers, food and good fortune.
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Japanese Daikoku Mask or Daikokuten (大黒天)is the happy looking god of wealth, farmers, food and good fortune. He is one of the seven lucky gods of Japan (Fukujin) and the father of Japanese people. Daikokuten evolved from the Buddhist form of the Indian deity Shiva intertwined with the Shinto god Ōkuninushi.
Made of Papier maché.
In Japanese culture, masks were used by Nô theater's actors. More than 250 masks exist and represent men, women, devil, and spirits. This mask can be used as a disguise, or for decoration purpose, to benefit from the lucky charm and protection of Daikoku.
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