komainu lion dog nezu shrine ueno tokyo japan |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| navigate by keyword : agyou ancient asian beautiful buddhist chinese closed dog evil gods guardian historic historical history identical india japan japanese kami komainu korea lion liondog mouth nezu off old open pair protector religion repel sacred sculpture shinto shishi shrine stone symbol symbolic symbolism temple temples tokyo traditional ueno ungyou ward |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Komainu, or lion-dog, statue at Nezu Shrine, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan. Komainu are the guardians of shinto shrines and sometimes temples, usually in pairs, one with open mouth, and one with closed |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stockphotos.ro (c) 2025. All stock photos are provided by Dreamstime and are copyrighted by their respective owners. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||