Caption:
Bonten one of a set of Twelve Devas, 14th-15th century, Unknown Japanese, 38 x 15 1/2 in. (96.52 x 39.37 cm), Ink, color, gold, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk, Japan, 14th-15th century, Bonten, or Brahma in Sanskrit, is the god of creation and serves as guardian of the zenith of the celestial sphere as one of the Twelve Devas.