Juni-ten: The Twelve Celestial Beings, set of 12 kakemono

Nitten, the Sun Deity [one of a set of Twelve Devas], 14th-15th century

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Nitten is the Sun Deity and serves in Buddhism in the same capacity. Nitten holds a solar disc in his right hand within which is a three-legged rooster, believed to inhabit the sun.

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Nitten, the Sun Deity [one of a set of Twelve Devas]
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79.2.11
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Juni-ten: The Twelve Celestial Beings, set of 12 kakemono