Guardian dog (koma’inu)
- Provenance
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- Label
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Guardian dogs carved of wood customarily are placed in the outer corrider of Shinto shrines to protect the sacred precincts. Like human guardians, one of the pair opens his mouth to cry out a warning.
- Published References
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- Smithsonian Year 1983. Washington. p. 193.
- Collection Area(s)
- Japanese Art
- Web Resources
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