PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS A POLYCHROME GESSO AND GILT WOOD GUARDIAN FIGUREEdo Period (1605-1868), 19th century Modeled as Bishamon, standing in full military armor with the left arm raised and the right fist clenched to hold a spear and attribute, the sloping shoulders framed by a small head and top knot over recessed inlaid eyes and a fierce expression, the figure standing on a red lacquer plinth supporting a rocky outcropping, inscribed on the base as the Twelfth a set of Heavenly Kings, by Yorozuya Mohei (unrecorded artist), traces of pigment and gilding, the base separated. 18in (45.8cm) high None