Kozuka with the Monk Bukan

19th century (?) (Edo) 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.) Citation Source image

This kozuka shows the Chinese monk Bukan (Ch. Fenggan [Feng Kan) riding his tiger beneath a pine tree. Bukan's control the tiger is interpreted as a sign of the power of the Buddhist faith.

Artifact

id
id
29404
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
2
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.710_Back_DD_JP09.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.710_Back_DD_JP09.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.710_Back_DD_JP09.jpg
imageCount 2
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.710