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Source Description
A silver gourd is depicted in relief on the side of the fuchi. The side of the gourd is cut open to show three gold horses inside. Three horses are also shown having emerged from the gourd; one on the front and two on the reverse. This is an illustration of the idiom "like a horse coming out of a gourd," which is used to describe unexpected things. The saying may have developed from stories of the Chinese immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]) who carried his magical mule in a gourd. It is part of a set with Walters 51.971.
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Document identity
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779
label
Fuchi with Horses Emerging from a Gourd
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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779
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object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Horses Emerging from a Gourd
description
A silver gourd is depicted in relief on the side of the fuchi. The side of the gourd is cut open to show three gold horses inside. Three horses are also shown having emerged from the gourd; one on the front and two on the reverse. This is an illustration of the idiom "like a horse coming out of a gourd," which is used to describe unexpected things. The saying may have developed from stories of the Chinese immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]) who carried his magical mule in a gourd. It is part of a set with Walters 51.971.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?) (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 葡萄軒 玉川宝壽; [Translation] Budoken Tamagawa Hôju; [Seal] 玉川; [Translation] Tamagawa
RelatedObjects
375
med
copper, silver, gold
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5184
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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e71bb82e4e699b57
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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35147da5dd132836
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no
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3
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photo
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no