Description
An antique Japanese zushi (small Buddhist shrine) with Fudo Myo-o and attendants. One of the five myo-o or Lords of Light, Fudo Myo-o sits with sword in hand, the flames of his nimbus swirling around him. Fudo’s name means “the unmovable or unshakable one”. He is a fierce deity who guards the Law of Buddhism from the forces of evil.
Carved of wood, colorfully painted and with gold and black lacquer.
Age: Edo Period (c. early 1800s)
Dimensions: 23 3/4″ high x 21″ wide (when open) x 7 1/2″ deep