Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM69 holiday display The bottle has a cork

The bottle has a cork and rope

It is for the Ikebana flower arrangement flower vase cover or you can be used it as a multi-purpose basket

8 cm long x 7 cm wide x 9

Slight discoloration around top of head

Japanese Carved Wooden Guardian Nio Agyou Mask Vtg Buddhism Todaiji Temple OM69 holiday display The bottle has a corkVtg Japanese Wooden Nio Guardian Mask This is a Japanese hand carved wooden mask of one of the Nio guardians, Agyou. It is a natural light brown wood color with a braided red cord with two tassels. Often seen at the gates of prominent Buddhist temples across Japan, the Nio Pair or Nio Kings embody physical force to keep evil and discord from entering. This mask is of Agyou, the open mouthed guardian. Most notably, one of the most famous statues of