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Shisa (シーサー) (Okinawan: siisaa) (shishi or shisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan decoration, often in pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. People place pairs of shisa on their rooftops or flanking the gates to their houses. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils. When in pairs, the left shisa traditionally has a closed mouth, the right one an open mouth. The open mouth wards off evil spirits, and the closed mouth keeps good spirits in.
- Related: Amulet, Arcanine, Carranca, Chinese art, Growlithe, Japanese sculpture, King Caesar, Komainu, Paantu, Seasarmon, Shishi (stone lion), Tutelary
| Okinawan Tourist Bureau's site describing the sign... Okinawan Tourist Bureau's site describing the significance of the Shisa www.wonder-okinawa.jp/011/english/roots/okinawa/ro01/ro01.html - Web |
| Stone Lion Dogs Stone Lion Dogs www.cjvlang.com/Photos/stonelion/lionlinks.html - Web |
| Image of a shisaa Image of a shisaa www.jahitchcock.com/shisa.jpg - Web |
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