Buddhist temple guardian statue

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Parent Collections: A Tourist's Album of Japan
Album of Japanese Photographs
Title: Buddhist temple guardian statue
Supplied Title: Buddhist temple guardian statue
Compiler: Wolcott, Katherine.
Date Created: 1909
Description: These statues were though to ward off evil spirits and ensure the safety of the temple. In the very forefront of the picture you can see a man kneeling before the statue and box in front of it.
Subject: Buddhist shrines -- Japan.
Religion.
Japan.
Buddhist shrines.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: photographs
photomechanical prints
Shelf Location: 2006.3.85LA
Extent: 1 photomechanical print
Note [Digital Version]: 2010-09-27, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Identifier (local): jta035b
Digital Format: image/tiff