Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM68 portable Item weight: 1041 grams

Item weight: 1041 grams

Item weight: 606 grams

This vintage Japanese Banko ware ceramic teapot-shaped small donabe (earthenware pot) with a matching lid is beige with brown lines on the lid and the pot

8 cm wide × 27

Horizontal fold mark in the middle

Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM68 portable Item weight: 1041 gramsVtg 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