Fuchi with Tiger and Bamboo

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description A gold tiger with black shakudo stripes is shown crouched near bamboo. Tigers and bamboo are commonly paired on sword fittings. They represent the acceptance of the strong (tiger) by the weak (bamboo).

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 江川宗孝作; [Translation] Egawa Munetaka saku

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Egawa Munetaka (Japanese, active mid 19th century) (Artist)

Period

mid 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)

Medium

shibuichi, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1042

Measurements

1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan, Nagasaki (Place of Origin)
Japan, Saga (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View