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| Keywords: Hamano Shôzui - Tsuba with a Gate Guardian at a Temple - Walters 51135.jpg On the front of this tsuba is one of the paired guardians ni-ô who guard the main south gate at Buddhist temples in Japan At the bottom the top of the fence that typically surrounds the gods can be seen The fierce figures protect temples from evil spirits On the reverse are two figures among the pillars of the temple Because of the unusually large size of the pillars this may be the Great Buddha hall at Todaiji in Nara between 1725 1769 Edo copper suaka gold shakudo shibuichi cm 8 16 7 88 0 36 accession number 51 135 26143 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Otsuryuken Shôzui place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuba in the Walters Art Museum Hamano Shôzui Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
