Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM68 portable featuring traditional Japanese design

featuring traditional Japanese design

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Horizontal fold mark in the middle

Item weight: 1041 grams

Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM68 portable featuring traditional Japanese designVtg 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