A range of deities and other mythical figures show the versatility of Kaname's style.
© Ozuma Kaname
This is the "Goddess of fortune", or "Heavenly maiden", a figure from the Buddhist tradition who portends good fortune in all aspects. Her right hand forms one of the symbolic gestures (mudra), representing the granting of wishes, and her left holds the cintamani (Sanskrit) magical jewel.
(As usual, the English translations of her name are unreliable: properly speaking Buddhism has no "Goddesses".)
Mark Schumacher's Buddhist Corner has nothing on this deity, but a whole page on the mudra gestures.
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Code: A10411 (1000-411 on box)
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© Ozuma Kaname
Painted for 2003, the year of the sheep, this lucky puzzle also features Dainichi Nyorai, one of the most senior embodiments of Buddahood. Despite a rather feminine appearance, it seems Buddha is not explicitly male or female. Notice the hands in a significant gesture: the five fingers of the right hand (five worldly elements) unified with the one from the left hand (spiritual consciousness).
Mark Schumacher's page has an excellent explanation.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: A10400 (1000-400 on box)
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© Ozuma Kaname
The dog has long been taken as a symbol of easy childbirth, and here the litter of puppies (six in all) sit with their mother at the foot of Kishimojin. This latter has an interesting story - her name is literally "Devil-child-mother-god", and she started out as an evil character, whose favourite activity was eating other people's babies. But she was persuaded by Shaka-sama (the historical Buddha) to reform, and became a protector of children and augurer of easy childbirth.
More on Kishimojin at Mark Schumacher's Buddhist Corner
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A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 50 x 75 cm (20" x 30")
Code: Y101082 (10-1082 on box)
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Ozuma Kaname
Signed Kaname with full-name seal
The painter Ozuma Kaname was born in 1939, in Niigata. He studied traditional Japanese art, and his pictures are generally based on traditional themes.
Ozuma is his family name: he signs paintings with the single character of his given name only.
