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| Keywords: Makino Haruchika - Kozuka with Gate Guardian - Walters 5112414 - Mark A.jpg 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 ca 1850 late Edo copper patina cm 22 1 accession number 51 1241 4 79654 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Makino Haruchika; Seal Unread place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Makino Haruchika Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
