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komainu, koma-inu 狛犬 / 高麗犬 / 胡麻犬 "Korean Dog"
karajishi 唐獅子 "Chinese Lion"
foo dogs, fóshī 佛獅 Foshi


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ball
玉乗り standing on a ball, 玉抑え holding a ball down / 玉くわえ having a ball in the mouth

beard 髭の形
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child (mother and child) 子持ち
組み伏せ holding down, 遊ばせ let it play, 授乳 nursing

Chinese Lion 中国獅子


ears 耳の形

eyes 目の形
釣り目空豆型　almond-shaped / 釣り目半月型 almond-shaped, half moon　/ 丸目 round eyes/ 垂れ目　drooping eyes / 小判目 like Koban / 光彩のある／なし shining or not


hairstyle 髪型 and form of head
角あり／なし with horn or not / hooju 宝珠（擬宝珠）like a Giboshi jewel / 兜型　like a helmet / 前分け hair parted in front / 尊結び　bound together / たてがみ(ライオン型）mane, like a lion
越前禿 Echizen komuro
- kamurogata 禿（かむろ）型 / 禿型 : photos -
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Hakusan Komainu 白山狛犬
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Izumo type 出雲狛犬
made from special stone of the region, 来待石 Kimachi Stone.


. koma...　 狛　other Shrine guardian animals .


- Lantern with Komainu 灯籠狛犬 - photos -
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Largest Komainu
in Gifu, 瑞浪市 Mizunami - made of Minoyaki pottery
高さ3.3m、幅1.56m、奥行き2.4m、総重量は15トン！
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. Manekineko 招き猫狛犬 Beckoning Cat .

material 材料による分類
石 stone is relative new - different stones from local areas are used.
木　wood / ブロンズ bronze / 金　gold
焼き物（備前焼、美濃焼、瓦焼き pottery (Bizen, Mino, Kawarayaki . . .)
セメント・コンクリート cement, concrete


- Mother and Child Komainu - 狛犬　親子 - photos -


Okazaki type 岡崎型 After WWII, the mass production started from here.


- Paintings of Komainu - photos -


- Rings, fingerring with Komainu - photos


Sendai-gata 仙台形 type from Sendai
source : facebook

. Shiisa シーサー Lion Dogs from Okinawa.

. Shooki Komainu 鍾馗 at 鍾馗神社 Shoki Shrine .

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神殿狛犬型　Shrine-type
籠神社型 dragon deity shrine tpye 　

大宝神社型 Daiho Jinja

厳島神社 Itsukushima Jinja (Hiroshima) : 14 painted and lacquered wooden figures (12-14c)

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籠（この）神社型 Kono Jinja
鷲神社（大分県）Ootori Jinja (Oita)
弥彦神社型（忠太狛犬） Yasuhiko Jinja (Chuta Komainu)
靖国神社型　Yasukuni shrine type


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Standing Komainu 立ち狛犬 / standing on front legs 逆立ち狛犬
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Stone lantern 四隅獅子頭型」灯籠 with Komainu at the corners
source : facebook



tail 尾の形
扇尾　like a handfan / 炎尾 like flames /　筒尾 like a pipe　/ 獅子尾　like a lion / 滝（流水）尾 like flowing water


- Tatoo with Komainu 刺青 irezumi - (fb)

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. Toodaiji 東大寺型　Todai-Ji type - Nara .

薬師寺 Yakushi-Ji
a pair of painted wooden komainu (10-11c)

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tongue sticking out
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- Toys with Komainu - photos -



woodblock prints 狛犬の版画 hanga

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狛犬覚醒


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source :　facebook
Tokyo Asakusa Sanja Jinja 浅草『三社神社』　

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- reference : facebook -　狛犬さがし隊 -

- 狛犬とは何か？　100万人の狛犬講座 -

- 分類 different typs of komainu -


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Posted By Gabi Greve to Japan - Shrines and Temples on 1/14/2017 01:45:00 pm