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ID: 901002262
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002262
Record Type: Character/Person

Fukurokuju (Japanese deity)

Note: One of the Seven Lucky Gods in Japanese mythology, deity of wisdom and longevity.

Names:
Fukurokuju (Japanese deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
福禄寿 (Japanese deity) (Japanese-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Fukurokuju (Japanese deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Japanese (culture or style)
.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... wisdom
.....(philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Fukurokuju (Japanese deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
福禄寿 (Japanese deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukurokuju
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukurokuju#/media/File:Fukurokuju_-_color.jpg

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