Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM67 lacquer plate Packed weight: 1867 grams

Packed weight: 1867 grams

It does not have brackets for keeping the scroll in place

Japanese ceramic teacup Yunomi for Sencha

Takeshi Noda (teacher's names)

Stamped cross pattern

Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM67 lacquer plate Packed weight: 1867 gramsVtg Japanese Wooden Nio Guardian Mask This is a Japanese hand carved wooden mask of one of the Nio guardians, Agyou. It has painted black eyes and braided light brown cord with two tassels. 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 notably, one of the most famous statues of Agyou can