A JAPANESE WOODEN FUDO MYO-O (ACALANATHA0

Reference: ART2001457

Black wooden Fudō myō-ō (Acalanatha), one of the Wisdom Kings of esoteric Japanese Buddhism standing on a pedestal above carved rocks and holding in one hand his sword and a rope in his other hand. The figure has inlayed eyes. Signed at the bottom of the base by a carver of Buddhist figures from Kyoto. Late Edo Period.