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Source Description
The figure on the kozuka 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.
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Document identity
localId
79654
label
Kozuka with Gate Guardian
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
79654
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kozuka with Gate Guardian
description
The figure on the kozuka 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 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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4
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4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 牧野春周; [Translation] Makino Haruchika; [Seal] Unread
med
copper patina
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5945
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JMA
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none
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