A seated wood figure of Aizen Myo-o


Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th/17th centuryThe wrathful deity seated cross-legged on an elaborate ribbon-tied lotus pedestal, his primary hands holding a five-prong vajra and ritual bell, the other four displaying a mudra or holding attributes of an arrow and bow, and a lotus flower, the face with a ferocious expression heightened by inlaid crystal eyes and crowned by a headdress with the head of a snarling shishi, all backed by a circular nimbus pierced with a lotus blosson 21 3/4in (55.2cm) high (overall); 9in (22.8cm) high (figure only)