![Bonten [one of a set of Twelve Devas]](https://1.api.artsmia.org/10340.jpg)
Bonten [one of a set of Twelve Devas]
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk
- Dimensions
- 38 x 15 1/2 in. (96.52 x 39.37 cm)
- Genre
- Painting
Tags
Japan
About
Bonten, or Brahma in Sanskrit, is the god of creation and serves as guardian of the zenith of the celestial sphere as one of the Twelve Devas.
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