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| Keywords: Makino Haruchika - Tsuba with Gate Guardian - Walters 5112412 - Back.jpg 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 ca 1850 Edo copper patina cm 6 4 6 0 4 accession number 51 1241 2 9410 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Makino Haruchika kao place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Makino Haruchika Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
