A very old circa 19th century Japanese stone Jizo in unusual Guardian Protector form Fudo-Myo (Skt. Alacanatha) seated upon a rock-form dais and backed by a flame mandorla, the right hand holding a sword and the left a rope, sculpted in relief from a light-brown sedimentary stone and stands tall in a finely engraved state having endured mild natural weathering from great age.

It is sculpted from a hard gray granite stone and dates to the Meiji period, circa 1850-1890 with very minor old loss.

An excellent garden or indoor sculptural choice with a genuine spiritual aura.

Dimensions: 18 inches tall. and 8.5 inches wide.

Hand made and hand carved with original lichen patina

A very scarce representation . Good garden candidate!

History of Jizo:

Jizo Bosatsu is one of the most beloved of all Japanese divinities, Jizō works to ease the suffering and to answer the prayers of the living for health, success, children, and all manner of mundane petitions. In modern Japan, Jizō is a savior par excellence, a friend to all. He is notably a protector of travelers and children.

History of Fudo myo (Acala):

Acala (Sanskrit: "immovable") is a dharmapala primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism. He is a protective deity particularly in Shingon traditions of Japan where he is known as Fudō Myōō, in Tangmi traditions China, in Nepal and Tibet as Candarosana, and elsewhere in Tantric Buddhism.He is classed among the Wisdom Kings and preeminent among the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm. Accordingly, his figure occupies an important hierarchical position in the pictorial diagramatic Mandala of the Two Realms. He mirrors Vidyaraja, or "king of knowledge" in Sanskrit texts of Buddhism.In Japan, Acala is highly venerated in the Shingon Buddhism, Tendai, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism and in Shugendō. Fudo Myo is also highly revered amongst some Yakuza members, who oftentimes draw on his intense facial expression and demeanor (thank you wikipedia)