Household Gods: Gods and Buddhas in Folk Beliefs, Tsuruoka Collection

Name: Household Gods: Gods and Buddhas in Folk Beliefs, Tsuruoka Collection
Brand: 大福書林
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There are the hearth god, Daikoku, Ebisu, Arajin, sleeping cows, sacred horses, foxes, silkworm gods...and even beckoning cats.

This is a valuable collection of private Buddhist statues known only to a few, not gorgeous statues that would be designated as national treasures or important cultural properties, but carved by people who are not Buddhist sculptors.

This collection features 145 simple and graceful deities and Buddhas, with a somewhat silly charm that is more charming than awe-inspiring. They are mainly objects of prayer for common people from the Edo period through the early Showa period.
Newly photographed by photographer Nishioka Kiyoshi.
Decorate and come to Fuku!

[Title] Household Gods: Gods and Buddhas in Folk Beliefs, Tsuruoka Collection
[Publisher] Daifuku Shorin
[Publication date] February 20, 2025 (2nd edition, 1st printing)
[Number of pages] 160 pages
[Size] Approx. 157*216*16mm, 438g
[Format] Hardcover
[Title reading] The God of the House, the ...
[Authors/Editors] Yukihiko Tsuruoka/Text, Kiyoshi Nishioka/Photography
[Print] Tokyo Inshokan/Print
[ISBN] 978-4-908465-23-9
[Condition] Brand new
[Accessories] Obi
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Yukihiko Tsuruoka (1946-)

Born in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture in 1946.
After studying at a university in Tokyo, he worked as a world history teacher at a high school in Chiba Prefecture.
After retiring in 2002, he started working as a hobbyist, which he continues to do to this day.

He has been interviewed and introduced to his collection in publications such as "Joyful" (Kinki Nippon Tourist Publishing Department), "Little Bud" (Soujusha Art Publishing), "The Joy of Familiar Blue and White Seals" (Bunka Publishing Bureau), and "Special Edition Taiyo: Enjoying Antiques 53" (Heibonsha).