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Source Description
The figure at the bottom of the kozuka is a temple guardian ("ni-ô"). These two fierce deities guard the main south gate at Buddhist temples. The one depicted here appears to the visitors left as they enter. On the reverse are the artist's signature and a seal.
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Document identity
localId
22842
label
Kozuka with a Temple Guardian (Niō)
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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22842
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object
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normalized
title
Kozuka with a Temple Guardian (Niō)
description
The figure at the bottom of the kozuka is a temple guardian ("ni-ô"). These two fierce deities guard the main south gate at Buddhist temples. The one depicted here appears to the visitors left as they enter. On the reverse are the artist's signature and a seal.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1819 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kozuka
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hamano School
inscriptions
[Signature] 濱埜矩隨; [Translation] Hamano Noriyuki; [Date] 文政二年; [Transliteration] Bunsei ni nen; [Translation] 1819
med
silver alloy with gold
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2424
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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