APPLEONE 500-324 White Snake and Benzaiten (Kaname Ozuma), 500-piece (53 x 38 cm) Jigsaw Puzzle, Made in Japan, Good Luck, Fortune, Wealth

Benzaiten, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, has been worshipped as the goddess of music and the performing arts, named after the sound of flowing water. Benzaiten gradually became Benzaiten, and she has been widely worshipped as the goddess of wealth, as washing coins in the spring waters of Zeniarai Benzaiten will bring wealth, and the snake day in the Chinese zodiac calendar is closely associated with Benzaiten and is blessed with good fortune. Snakes have been said to be messengers of Benzaiten and Ugajin since ancient times, and have been worshipped as divine beasts that bring fertility and prosperity. Snakes are also believed to call wealth and good fortune when seen in dreams, and their repeated shedding of their skin is said to be linked to immortality, and they are worshipped as the gods of agriculture and water. This auspicious painting depicts the mystical bond between Benzaiten and a snake, set against the backdrop of a flowing river. (C) Ozuma Kaname