Japanese - Fuchi Remounted at a Box with Legendary Figures - Walters 571330A - Back

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Japanese - Fuchi Remounted at a Box with Legendary Figures - Walters 571330A - Back

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This box was originally a fuchi from Japanese sword that was made into a box. The matching kashira (Walters 51.1330B) is the lid. Nine cartouches around the edge contain images of various legendary figures including the Taoist immortal Koreijin (Ch. Gu Lingren) with his white tiger and several warriors.

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2016
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Walters Art Museum
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