Fudo Myo-o Guardian Figure
Japan, c. 1850
Carved and painted wood
16½” h x 9” w x 6½” d (41.9 x 22.9 x 16.5 cm)
Condition: As is (see photos); missing rope
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Within Japanese Mahayana Buddhism, the Fudō Myō-ō represents an incarnation of the celestial Buddha Vairocana. His raison d’être is to contend against evil and ignorance and guard the precepts of the Buddhist faith. "Fudō holds the attributes of rope and sword used to subdue evil forces and cut through ignorance, the source of all suffering" (Pearlstein and Ulak 1993: 91).
