不動明王坐像, Fudō Myōō, Kamakura period (1185–1333), early 13th century, Japan, Lacquered Japanese cypress, color, gold, cut gold

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不動明王坐像, Fudō Myōō, Kamakura period (1185–1333), early 13th century, Japan, Lacquered Japanese cypress, color, gold, cut gold (kirikane), and inlaid crystal eyes, H. 21 in. ( cm); H. to top of sword 21 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 16 3/4 in. ( cm); D. 15 in. ( cm), Sculpture, Kaikei (Japanese, active 1183–1223), Fudō Myōō (Sanskrit: Acala-vidyaraja), the chief of the Five Wisdom Kings (Godai myōō), is the wrathful avatar of Dainichi Buddha and the tenacious protector of Buddhist law. His iconography, drawn from the Dainichi Sutra, describes his body as black or blue, with bulging eyes, protruding fangs that bite his lower lip, and hair that hangs down his left shoulder

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