katakui 肩喰
KEY WORD : art history / sculptures
 
An animal-head decoration found on the shoulders of a soldier's armor yoroi 鎧. Often a lion's head *shigami 獅噛, shown as if biting the shoulder. It is found on Buddhist guardian figures *ten 天 and is derived from Chinese armor, but thought to originate in ancient Greek and Roman imagery.
 
 

 
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