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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lauragarnet, post: 273762, member: 105&quot;]That is so pretty. The sky blue glaze and white part reminds me of Fukagawa porcelain vases. The raised enamel painted part is very Satsuma-ish.</p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming the puff ball looking flowers are spider mums, descriptive words I can think of are: chrysanthemums in hexagonal honeycomb pattern on sky blue ground. </p><p><br /></p><p>The lady playing the mandolin is Benzaiten, one of Japan&#039;s 7 Lucky Gods. The only woman in the bunch.</p><p><img src="http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/cultural/experience/img/ag_02.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Copy and paste info and links about Benzaiten:</p><p>BENZAITEN, BENTEN - one of Japan&#039;s Seven Lucky Gods.</p><p>River Goddess, Water Goddess</p><p>Bestower of Language and Letters</p><p>Goddess of Wealth and Good Fortune</p><p>Patroness of Music, Poetry, Learning and Art</p><p>Defender of Nation, Protector of Buddhist Law</p><p><br /></p><p>Every major city in Japan has a shrine or temple dedicated to</p><p>Benzaiten. Her places of worship number in the thousands and</p><p>are often located near water, the sea, a lake, a pond, or a river.</p><p>She is one of the nation&#039;s most widely venerated deities.</p><p><a href="http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/benzaiten.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/benzaiten.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/benzaiten.shtml</a></p><p><br /></p><p>one of Japan&#039;s 7 lucky gods: Benzaiten</p><p>musical instrument: she is depicted playing a biwa/Japanese mandolin</p><p><br /></p><p>Benzaiten Origin = India. Skt. = Sarasvati</p><p>Goddess of Music, Beauty, Eloquence, Literature, Art. Virtue = Amiability</p><p>Japanese mandolin, lute, magic jewel, snake, sea dragon. Only female among the seven. Member of the TENBU grouping. Popular among artists, musicians, and writers.</p><p><a href="http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seven.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seven.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seven.shtml</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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