Carved wooden temple guardian or Nio figure covered in gesso with traces of a gold gilding, delicately detailed mouth, nostrils and eyes. A dynamic display of power and realism characteristic of late 14th-century Japanese sculpture. Called Misshaku Kongo, the raised fist represents overt strength, the opened mouth, the cosmic sound “ah” meaning birth.
Asian antiquities are authentic historical relics and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Asian
1800s
16” x 9”

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