Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM68 Inuyama Stains on the papers

Stains on the papers

Blue printing residue on back side

Houses and a human figure are also painted to give scale

The flower crest in the center was used as the crest of the Korean National Assembly from 1948-2014

5 cm (closed: 9 cm )long x 17 cm tall x 0

Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM68 Inuyama Stains on the papersVtg Japanese Wooden Nio Guardian Mask This is a Japanese hand carved wooden mask of one of the Nio guardians, Agyou. It is stained with a matte dark brown finish and has two metal loops on the inside back to attack hanging string or wire. Often seen at the gates of prominent Buddhist temples across Japan, the Nio Pair or Nio Kings embody physical force to keep evil and discord from entering. This mask is of Agyou, the open mouthed guardian. Most