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Source Description
The Chinese immortal Bukan (Ch. Fenggan [Feng Kan) is often depicted with his tiger. He was known for riding his tiger around his monastery to shock others. Bukan's ability to tame the tiger represents the power of his knowledge.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4473
label
Kojiri with Bukan
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
4473
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Kojiri with Bukan
description
The Chinese immortal Bukan (Ch. Fenggan [Feng Kan) is often depicted with his tiger. He was known for riding his tiger around his monastery to shock others. Bukan's ability to tame the tiger represents the power of his knowledge.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
kojiri
sword components
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
1903fe4494a264ed