Kozuka with a Tiger by a Rock in the Rain

1670-1744 (Edo) 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.) Citation Source image

At the center of the kozuka are a striped tiger and a rock with bamboo shoots. Tigers were considered the strongest animal. Enamel on the right indicates rain. The background is designed to look like crushed silk ("chirimen").

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5907
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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