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A second treasure ship composition by Mayumi Oda, this time carrying a Goddess of Earth — the terrestrial counterpart to her Goddess of All Animals on the other takarabune (treasure ship). The earth goddess completes a cosmological scheme: where the animal goddess commands the living creatures of the natural world, the earth goddess commands the physical substrate that sustains all life — the soil, the rock, the fertility of the ground beneath all living things. Together the two treasure ship compositions reconceive the traditional New Year's vessel of good fortune as a vehicle for the sacred feminine in its fullest cosmic dimensions, the guardian of life on earth and in the animal kingdom. The AP indicates an artist's proof.
Woodblock print
Hansen, yoru
1926
Color woodblock print
1915
Color woodblock print
Hansen, asa
1926
Color woodblock print
Treasure Ship, Goddess of Earth (AP) was created by Mayumi Oda (小田真由美).
Treasure Ship, Goddess of Earth (AP) depicts boats & ships and seascapes.
