Aizen Myōō, The Wisdom King of Passion, 16th century, Unknown Japanese, 37 5/8 x 16 1/16 in. ( x cm), Ink, color, and gold on silk, Japan, 16th century, The fierce Buddhist deity known as Aizen Myōō is one of four Wisdom Kings who guard the four cardinal directions (north, south, west, east) around a central king known as the Immovable One (Fudō Myōō). Aizen is believed to have the ability to transform sexual passion into sacred love and desire for enlightenment. Backed by a fiery halo, wearing a lion-mask helmet, red-skinned, triple-eyed, and bearing an assortment of weapons

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