Kashira with Daikoku's Rice Bale

Description The kashira is shaped like a bale of rice. Sitting on top is a rat. The rice bale is an emblem of the god of good fortune, Daikoku. Rats often appear with Daikoku as a reminder that treasure must be guarded. This is part of a set with Walters 51.998.

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

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters