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Description: | Moulded rectangular plaque or pendant. The obverse depicts the Wisdom King, Fudo Myo-o, a major esoteric Buddhist figure, seated and surrounded by flames. The reverse has frame containing two rows of inscriptions which transcribe as 'Nikkosan tori shuhonzon / Fudo Myo-o' and translate as 'Fudo Myo-o, Protective Main Icon of Nikkozan [Rinnoji temple] '. The pendant was obviously a souvenir/amulet from Rinnoji temple, which is in Nikko City, north of Tokyo.
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caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no nn3611 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | brass (alloy) charms brass Health and Healing | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-107493 | Go to resource |
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