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Fuchi with Gate Guardian
(Japanese Military Armor)
The head of a gate guardian ("ni-ô") appears on the front of the fuchi. These fierce looking figures are placed at the main south gate of the temple to protect it from evil spirits. The guardian shown here stands at the left of the gate as one enters. He holds a ritual thunderbolt in his raised left hand. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 7/8 in. (3.7 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1241.3A