A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN

Description:

Japan, Edo period
H. 55 cm
Standing in a martial posture on a rocky base placed on a pedestal, his right hand clasped and originally holding an attribute while the left the kongo, wearing armour fastened with a belt, wide-sleeved tunic, skin of a tiger draped over his shoulders and back, a pair of boots, his face displaying a ferocious expression with raised bushy eyebrows above inlaid eyes, his flaming hairdo decorated with metal ornaments and a lion head and a flaming halo behind.
Old European private collection - Minor damages and traces of age