Wood-Burned Plaque of Konohana-sakuya-hime – Japanese Shinto Goddess of Mount Fuji
This plaque features Konohana-sakuya-hime, known in Japanese myth as the “blossom-princess.” I transferred a graceful image from Marty Noble’s The Goddesses coloring book onto a thick plywood plaque and wood-burned it to bring it to life. The scene shows the goddess as a beautiful young woman in a richly patterned kimono, standing beneath a blossoming cherry tree before Mount Fuji.
She is more than a pretty figure. In Shinto tradition, she’s the guardian of both blossoms and volcanoes, believed to calm eruptions and bless new life. Her name - in Japanese, “cherry-flower-blooming princess” - speaks of fragile beauty and life’s fleeting gifts. Konohana-sakuya-hime is also celebrated for her strength and devotion, especially in stories of her proving her purity through fire.
I finished the plaque with a transparent, water-based varnish, allowing the wood’s warmth to show. I hope it brings a soft reminder of nature's grace, resilience, and the beauty of only-for-a-moment things to whoever welcomes it.
Size: approx. 11 × 8.6 in (28 × 21.8 cm)
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