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Fucki with Two People in a Gourd, One with a Chinese Fan
(Japanese Military Armor)
The gourd is depicted with a hole in its side, revealing two men inside. This may be the 3rd-century Chinese immortal Koko (Ch. Hu Gong [Hu Kung]) and his student Hichibo (Ch. Fei Zhang Fang [Fei Chang Fang]) who were able to shrink themselves to fit in a gourd. On the back is another man holding a fan who appears to have come out of the gourd. It is part of a set with Walters 51.906.
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.903