Fuchi with Fish and Bamboo

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description On either side of the fuchi are fish made of silver and shibuichi. The fish are accompanied by bamboo, suggesting they are displayed as foodstuff. This fuchi is part of a set with Walters 51.921.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 江川壽政; [Translation] Egawa Toshimasa

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Egawa Toshimasa I (Japanese, died ca. 1825) (Artist)

Period

late 18th-early 19th century (Meiji)

Medium

shakudo, silver, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.920

Measurements

1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)

Geographies

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

Location Within Museum

Not On View