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The lion head of the dragon tiger is revived before August! @ Tsukuda Machikado Exhibition Hall
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The article of April 2022 "I'm in Chuo-ku! As introduced in "Individual Tigers", the restored dragon tiger lion head returned to the Tsukuda Machikado Exhibition Hall in July!
According to the website of Chuo-ku, the lion head of the dragon tiger transmitted to the Tsukuda area is presumed to be from the Edo period.
The top of the two lions of the wooden lacquer are planted with red-dyed white tail hair.
Yaku is a cow family animal that lives in mountainous areas such as the Tibet Plateau and the cashmere region, and its hair is also used for lion hair that appears in Kabuki's "Renshishi" and "Kagamishishi"!
What is displayed on the left side is the lion head of the dragon head, and the long corner is reminiscent of a dragon.
The surface is painted in black lacquer, the lips, mouth, and ears are painted in vermilion lacquer, and the eyebrows, mustaches, and beards are painted in gold mud.
It is now lost, but in the past it was said that beards were planted.
What is displayed on the right side is a tiger head lion head characterized by large ears.
The surface is brown lacquer, and the inside of the lips, mouth and ears are painted with vermilion lacquer like the dragon head.
According to a legend handed down to Tsukuda, when a fire broke out due to a lightning strike, the dragon head sprayed water and the tiger head exhaled sand to extinguish the fire.
In addition, in the event of the Great Kanto Earthquake, there is a story that Tsukuda Island was protected from fire by placing the lion head toward a fierce fire.
The dragon tiger lion who has protected the city from disaster seems to be the guardian angel of Tsukuda.
When you visit Tsukuda for sightseeing, stop in front of the Tsukuda Machikado Exhibition Hall and see the venerable dragon tiger lion head?
Introduction Spot Information
Tsukuda Machikado Exhibition Hall
Address: 1-2-10, Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, Tokyo ahead
TEL: 03-3546-5346 (9: 00-17: 00 in Chuo-ku inhabitant of a ward culture, lifelong learning section)
Opening day: Full year
Opening hours: At all times
