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Source Description
On the right is one of the two guardians ("ni-ô") who guard the main south gate at Buddhist temples in Japan. These fierce looking figures protect temples from evil spirits. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
9410
label
Tsuba with Gate Guardian
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
9410
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Tsuba with Gate Guardian
description
On the right is one of the two guardians ("ni-ô") who guard the main south gate at Buddhist temples in Japan. These fierce looking figures protect temples from evil spirits. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1850 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
tsubas
sword components
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
6
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 x W: 2 3/8 x D: 3/16 in. (6.4 x 6 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 牧野春周; [Translation] Makino Haruchika (kao)
med
copper patina
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5945
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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