![Bonten [one of a set of Twelve Devas]](https://1.api.artsmia.org/800/10340.jpg)
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Bonten [one of a set of Twelve Devas]
Japan
- Date
- 14th-15th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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. Japan, Asia
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