golden shachihoko

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The golden shachihoko is a mythical tiger-headed carp roof ornament, lavishly gilded and famously associated with Japanese castles such as Nagoya Castle.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
golden shachihoko canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element ⓘ
mythical creature ⓘ
roof ornament ⓘ
belongsToTradition Japanese architecture ⓘ
Japanese folklore ⓘ
hasBodyOf carp ⓘ
hasColor gold ⓘ
hasCulturalOrigin Japan ⓘ
hasFunction apotropaic ornament ⓘ
status symbol ⓘ
hasHeadOf tiger ⓘ
hasJapaneseName 金鯱 ⓘ
inspired local mascots in Nagoya ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Japanese castles ⓘ
isATypeOf shachihoko ⓘ
isCoveredWith gold leaf ⓘ
isDepictedAs creature with fins ⓘ
creature with scales ⓘ
creature with sharp teeth ⓘ
fish-like creature with arched tail ⓘ
isFamousExampleAt Nagoya Castle main keep ⓘ
linked to: Nagoya Castle
isFamouslyAssociatedWith Nagoya Castle ⓘ
isFeaturedIn regional branding in Aichi Prefecture ⓘ
souvenirs from Nagoya ⓘ
isGildedWith gold leaf ⓘ
isLocatedOn castle roofs ⓘ
roof ridges ⓘ
isMadeOf metal ⓘ
wood ⓘ
isPartOf castle decorative program ⓘ
isRelatedTo Japanese mythological animals ⓘ
roof guardians ⓘ
isTouristAttractionAt Nagoya Castle ⓘ
isTypicallyPlacedAt ends of main roof ridge ⓘ
isUsedAs city symbol of Nagoya ⓘ
isUsuallyInstalledIn pairs ⓘ
symbolizes authority ⓘ
prestige ⓘ
protection from fire ⓘ
water ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nagoya Castle → hasOrnament → golden shachihoko ⓘ
Meijō → hasSymbol → golden shachihoko ⓘ