Keywords: Japanese - Locket with Two Buddhist Deities - Walters 61278 - Open.jpg This locket features two Buddhist deities with different functions On the left is the 1 000-armed Kannon Avalokiteshvara symbolizing compassion for all living creatures On the right is a King of Desire named Aizen Myoo with a ferocious facial expression The lion head over his forehead stands for his capacity to transform lust into pure love This locket made to be carried by a Buddhist priest is likely to have survived because it was part of a sacred deposit inside a large wooden image in a temple century 13 Kamakura wood sandalwood lacquer and gilt bronze cm 5 8 accession number 61 278 21897 Wakai Kanesaburo Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia 1876 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia Memorial Hall Philadelphia Philadelphia 1876 place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Art of Japan in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Aizen Myō-ō |