Nio Guardians
Large 18th Century Japanese Wooden Nio Guardian Figure
Located in New York, NY
A dramatic antique (18th century) Japanese Nio guardian figure, a type of fierce-looking and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Pair of Japanese kakejiku 掛け軸 (hanging scrolls) depicting Niô guardians 仁王
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Pair of impressive, antique kakejiku (hanging scrolls) showcasing the awe-inspiring Niô guardians
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Paint
$16,817 / set
H 75.6 in W 36.03 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Edo Period Kyogen Mask o a Guardian, ca. 1750
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo Period (1603-1868) Kyogen mask of a Nio Guardian King, ferocious native deities, often
Category
Antique 1750s Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Greenwich, CT
-sided interpretation. …these poses are reminiscent of the so-called Niō guardian figures often stationed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Offset
Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A well cast pair of Japanese mixed metal okimono figures of Buddhist guardians, known as Nio or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$1,750 / set
H 9 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Monumental Bronze Pair: "Vajra Guardians" by Cheng-Hsiung Chen
Located in Taichung, TW
Guardians" (Nio).
- Edition: Limited Edition 8 of 12.
- Dimensions: Approx. H108 × W56 × D50 cm / H42.5
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$156,900
H 42.52 in W 22.05 in D 19.69 in
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Wooden Japanese 18th Century Nio Guardian Figure
Located in New York, NY
A large and dramatic muscled Nio guardian figure.
Nio figures were placed outside Buddhist
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Iron Censer, Japan, 19th Century
By Myochin Muneyuki
Located in Paris, FR
. Finial designed as Nio (guardian).
Signed « Myochin Muneyuki » and dated 12th year of Densho.
Japan
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Large Pair of Japanese Guardian Figures
Located in New York, NY
An impressive pair of wood carved and lacquered Nio figures. Such figures were guardians of the
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Polychrome Wood or Composition Nio Guardian Figure 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Japanese Nio guardian figure offers polychromed carved wood or composition construction
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Composition
H 11.5 in W 9.75 in D 6.75 in
Late Edo Nio Screen
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This powerful and extremely rare screen depicts the Nio, Buddhist temple guardians. The screen is split
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Nio, Guardian of the Buddha Guatama, Polychrome Wood, Japanese, Meiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nio, Guardian of the Buddha Guatama, polychrome wood, Japanese, Late Meiji
One of the two
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Edo Period Japanese Kyogen Mask of a Nio Guardian
Located in Astoria, NY
A powerful and rare Japanese Edo Period Kyogen mask of a Nio Guardian King; ferocious native
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A very large fine Japanese Satsuma tray depicting Jizō and Kannon (Guan Yin)
Located in London, GB
rebirth, two Nio guardian bring up the rear, and above the procession two deities with musical instruments
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Niō-dō Tosei Gusoku, Samurai Armor with a Stylized Torso Design
Located in Milano, IT
the nude torso of a Buddhist guardian deity, Nio. In fact, the front section is composed by six shaped
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
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