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Source Description
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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Document identity
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8335
label
Fucki with Two People in a Gourd, One with a Chinese Fan
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Source metadata
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8335
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object
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normalized
title
Fucki with Two People in a Gourd, One with a Chinese Fan
description
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.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1775-1800 (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Inscription] 行年六十一才; [Transliteration] gyônen rokujûichi sai; [Translation] Age 61; [Signature] 高瀬榮壽; [Translation] Takase Eiju
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shibuichi
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6627
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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b7e7558795a18a80
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3
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photo
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