{"product_id":"household-deities-gods-and-buddhas-in-folk-belief","title":"Household Gods: Gods and Buddhas in Folk Beliefs, Tsuruoka Collection","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-catch_copy\"\u003eThere are the hearth god, Daikoku, Ebisu, Arajin, sleeping cows, sacred horses, foxes, silkworm gods...and even beckoning cats.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e Newly photographed by photographer Nishioka Kiyoshi.\u003cbr\u003e Decorate and come to Fuku!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] Household Gods: Gods and Buddhas in Folk Beliefs, Tsuruoka Collection\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Daifuku Shorin\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] February 20, 2025 (2nd edition, 1st printing)\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 157*216*16mm, 438g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] The God of the House, the ...\u003cbr\u003e [Authors\/Editors] Yukihiko Tsuruoka\/Text, Kiyoshi Nishioka\/Photography\u003cbr\u003e [Print] Tokyo Inshokan\/Print\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] \u003cspan\u003e978-4-908465-23-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Brand new\u003cbr\u003e [Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibitions]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e Yukihiko Tsuruoka (1946-)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture in 1946.\u003cbr\u003e After studying at a university in Tokyo, he worked as a world history teacher at a high school in Chiba Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e After retiring in 2002, he started working as a hobbyist, which he continues to do to this day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-end=\"516\" data-start=\"463\"\u003e \u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"つるおかゆきひこ｜鶴岡幸彦 \/ TSURUOKA Yukihiko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43968337346602,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-6452769.jpg?v=1774421423","url":"https:\/\/bunbuku.live\/en\/products\/household-deities-gods-and-buddhas-in-folk-belief","provider":"文福","version":"1.0","type":"link"}