Nio - Mythological Buddhist Figure Art Print
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The Niō in this Mythological Buddhist figure art print holds his mouth open on the syllable “a”, first sound of the Sanskrit alphabet. Japanese temples name that form Agyō and post him at the Niōmon gate.
Here he steps off the gate onto oat-pale paper. Cinnabar red floods his chest and thickens at the belly. A fist climbs past his ear. The lower hand closes on a kongōsho, the brass-yellow vajra of the Kongōrikishi, lightning cast small enough to grip. Malachite green swings overhead in the tenne scarf and curls beside his bare heels. Five flames nick his teal halo.
This sheet dates to 1878, ten years after Meiji edicts split Buddhism from Shinto and temples were stripped or shut. Ink and color on paper kept his stance. His knotted persimmon skirt hangs heavy against an indigo hem, and his hair ribbons are still lifting. Hung by a doorway, this Japanese Buddhist wall art turns a hall into a gate, the first syllable still leaving his mouth.
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Framed Art Prints
1. Vertical
Use the sawtooth hanger at the top middle on the back of the frame and hang it on a single screw or nail.
2. Horizontal
Hang the two sawtooth hangers on two screws or nails at the same heightPut two screws or nails in the wall at the same height, spaced the same distance apart as the two sawtooth hangers, then hang your print on them.
Framed Canvas
1. D-rings (most secure)
Screw a D-ring onto the back of the frame on the left and right, both at the same height. A ruler helps here. Then put two screws in the wall where you want your canvas, level with each other and spaced the same distance apart as the D-rings. A spirit level makes this easier. Finally, hook the D-rings onto the screws.
2. Straight onto screws
Keep it simple: put two screws in the wall at the same height and rest the inner lip at the top of the back of the frame on them.
1. Cost
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2. Produced on Demand
Printed after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.
3. Production + Shipping =
USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • EU: 5-10 days • AUS: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks
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