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| Keywords: Japanese - Tsuka with Fudô Myô-ô and Kongara Dôji - Walters 5112232B - Back.jpg The menuki on the front of the hilt depicts the deity Fud My- the Immovable One Behind him is a mandorla of flames Fud My- is one of the five Kings of Light who protect the Buddhist faithful His fierce expression is intended to scare away evil spirits He is almost always shown with a sword in his right hand and a rope in his left hand The menuki on the reverse is the Sanskrit syllable ham which indicates Fud My- His acolyte Kongara Dji appears on the kashira Another acolyte Seitaka Dji appears on the fuchi This is part of a mounted set in which all the pieces are related to Fud My- century 19 Edo-Meiji wood gold ray skin cm 11 6 accession number 51 1223 2B 79588 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acqistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuka in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Fudō Myōō | ||||
