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| Keywords: Uchikoshi Hirotoshi - Kozuka with Fudô Myô-ô - Walters 51873.jpg Fud My- the Immovable One is depicted standing on a rocky cliff near a waterfall 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 He is often associated with waterfalls because he saved the monk Mongaku who froze while praying in a waterfall between 1800 1825 late Edo iron gold cm 9 6 accession number 51 873 4879 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Ichijosai Hirotoshi place of origin Mito Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Uchikoshi Hirotoshi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Fudō Myōō | ||||
