Fuchi with Rats and a Fan

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description On the front of the fuchi, a rat is depicted nibbling a fan decorated with autumn grasses. A second rat is on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.977.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] On fuchi: 安親; [Translation] Yasuchika

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Tsuchiya Yasuchika (Japanese, 1670-1744) (Metalworker)

Period

1670-1744

Medium

copper, gold, silver
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.976

Measurements

1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Japan, Shonai (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View