Keywords: Kobayashi Chinju - Fuchi with Gentleman Bowing - Walters 5111873A - Back.jpg The fuchi is in the shape of a seated gentleman bowing His mostly bald head is in the center and he holds a fan in his right hand His formal kimono has crests on the shoulders and the back This is part of a mounted set Because the handle to which this is attached depicts masks the gentleman on the fuchi may be a performer century 19 late Edo-Meiji copper alloy silver shakudo gold cm 4 accession number 51 1187 3A 29658 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters Signature Jokatsusai Hôichi kao place of origin Tottori Japan Walters Art Museum license Fuchi in the Walters Art Museum Kobayashi Chinju Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |