Large Buddhist mandala painting, Japan, Edo period (1603-1868) Ink and polychrome on paper, depicting, in mandala style, a group of Buddhist and Shinto religious deities with one of the four Shitenno (four celestial kings protecting the four directions) at its center, known as Tamonten - ???, the guardian of the north and protector of the holy places where the Buddha gave his teachings. Jikusaki (end pieces) in gilded and chased copper with lotus decoration. Image size: 133 x 78.5 cm Wear, traces of humidity, tears.