Fuchi with Dancing Figures

Description Five figures are shown dancing around the sides of the fuchi. Some dancers carry drums. Others have fans or swords. This may be a form of "manzai" dancing to celebrate the New Year. Pine trees decorate the side of the fuchi. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1077.

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

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters