Fuchi Remounted at a Box with Legendary Figures

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This box was originally a fuchi from Japanese sword that was made into a box. The matching kashira (Walters 51.1330B) is the lid. Nine cartouches around the edge contain images of various legendary figures including the Taoist immortal Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren) with his white tiger and several warriors.

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

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

Original: 18th century (?); Mounted: late 19th-early 20th century (Edo-Meiji)

Medium

gold lined with silver
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

57.1330A

Measurements

H: 1 x W: 1 7/16 in. (2.6 x 3.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View