Fudō Myōō in Portable Shrine, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Painted wood, H. 1 7/8 in. ( cm), Sculpture

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Fudō Myōō in Portable Shrine, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Painted wood, H. 1 7/8 in. ( cm), Sculpture, Portable shrines containing diminutive Buddhist sculptures are frequently used as personal devotional icons. This statue of the King of Brightness Fudō the “Immovable” was once owned by the famous grand champion (yokozuna) sumo wrestler Hitachiyama Taniemon (1874–1922), who toured the United States and Europe in 1907–8

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