Shōjuin Datsueba
The Shōjuin Datsueba is a statue of Datsueba at the Shōjuin temple in the city of Edo that gained widespread popularity during the Kaei era (1848-1854). It was believed to retain the power to grant wishes and worldly benefits to worshippers who visited the statue. Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicted Detsueba as blue skinned and clothed in a yellow robe, reflecting the belief behind the Shōjuin Datsueba as a granter of wishes rather than a frightening hag in hell who is responsible for sinful spirits.
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- First attested
- 1848 CE
- Attested period
- 1848 – 1854
- Historical notes
- Statue at Shōjuin temple during the Kaei era (1848-1854).
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“During the Kaei era (1848-1854), Datsueba took on a drastically different presentation through a statue of her at the Shōjuin temple in the city of Edo. This statue garnered widespread popularity due to the belief that it retained the power to grant wishes and worldly benefits to worshippers who visited the statue.”
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