Kozuka with Gate Guardian

Makino Haruchika (Japanese, ca. 1850) (Artist)

ca. 1850 (late Edo)

copper patina
(Japanese Military Armor)

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.

Inscription

[Signature] 牧野春周; [Translation] Makino Haruchika; [Seal] Unread

Provenance

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

L: 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

51.1241.4

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