HAKUJA

White snake

White snakes are a symbols of good fortune, also regarded as messengers of deity, Houkan Shirohebi Benzaiten, the guardian of economic fortune, provider of business blessings, and deity guardian of mountains and rivers.

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Aoigaoka Keisei, Benzaiten (Goddess of Music and Good Fortune) Seated on a White Dragon, 1832

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