Not really haha... It's a little extra art for the Wild Advent campaign! This is for the sticker sheet, which will have some new art based on alternate drafts for the pins.
When I have a bit of time to myself I'll write up a post showing the early draft sketches and the thought process narrowing it down to the final pin designs. :) It'll be fun!
[Kasuga] art by Miki Katoh used for their 2023 Goddesses Calendar (see past calendar here).
It depicts Himegami, one of the gods enshrined at Nara’s Kasuga Taisha. Because of Shinto and Buddhism syncretism, Himegami has been through the ages associated with both Amaterasu and Eleven-faces Kannon.
The deer is a kami familiar also associated with Kasuga Taisha, a famous depiction is the “Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine“:
The wisteria blossoms are a nod to the Fujiwara clan as Kasuga Taisha was their main shrine.