Abel Guérineau (1841-1925) Sculpture of a Fudō-Myōō; sculpture of a Komainu; sculpture of a Nio Three drawings, ink and watercolor on paper. - One depicts a sculpture of the Buddhist deity Fudō-Myōō (Acala) seated on a flat rock base. At top right, the Indian ink inscription 日光中禅寺 - Nikkō chūzenji - "Chuzenji temple in Nikkō". A black artist's seal lower left, another red lower right and the inscription "Tiusandji". Sight size: 29.3 x 21.6 cm. - The second is a stone sculpture of a female komainu and her calf. On the base of the sculpture, the two characters in red 坂通. Above right, the Indian ink inscription 牛天神 - Ushi-Tenjin - "Le sanctuaire Ushi-Tenjin", with below a red seal of the artist and below right, the inscription "Sur temple d'ouchitenjin Tokio (Japon)". Sight size: 46 x 40 cm. - The third depicts a nio, a temple guardian, on a pedestal surrounded by rocks dotted with grass and flowers. At top right, the Indian ink inscription 東京護国寺 - Tōkyō Gokokuji - "The Gokokuji temple in Tokyo". Bottom left, the inscription "Du Temple de Gokokou (Tokio)" and a seal by the artist. Bottom right, another red seal. Sight size: 33.2 x 23.3 cm Framed under glass. Abel Guérineau's red seal is composed of four horizontal katakana characters ゲリノウgerinou (reading from right to left), vertically the three characters 建築師 (architect), then on the right an A-shaped compass and a stylized flower.