Category:Komainu

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日本語: 狛犬（こまいぬ）は日本の想像上の獣の像。

稲荷神社の狐の像はCategory:Inari fox statuesへ、その他の神使の像はCategory:Shinshi, Kenzokuを参照）

English: Komainu (狛犬・胡麻犬・高麗犬, lit. Koguryo dogs ? ) — statues of pairs of lion-like creatures, seen as gate guardians (Asia)..

Found guarding a Japanese Shinto shrine compound entrance, its inner shrine entrance, and/or inside the inner shrine (not visible to the public).
Often called lion-dogs in English

see also [edit]

Other Asian gate guardian representations include:

Category:Chinese lions — common representation of guardian lions in pre-modern China.
Category:Shisa — cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology.
Category:Snow Lion — celestial animal of Tibet.

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

[+] Shinshi, Kenzoku‎ (3 C, 28 F)

I

[+] Inari fox statues‎ (1 C, 24 F)

K

[×] Koma-tora‎ (11 F)

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