MAKE A MEME View Large Image Holding a Scroll - Walters 51981.jpg The figure on this kashira is the legendary Chinese elder Ksekik Ch Huangshi Gong Hwang Shi Kung He holds a staff in his right and a scroll of military strategy in his left A famous story about him ...
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Keywords: Murakoshi Shigeyuki - Kashira with Kôsekikô Holding a Scroll - Walters 51981.jpg The figure on this kashira is the legendary Chinese elder Ksekik Ch Huangshi Gong Hwang Shi Kung He holds a staff in his right and a scroll of military strategy in his left A famous story about him involved his encounter with the 3rd-century BC government minister Chry Ch Zhang Liang Chang Liang While riding a mule across a bridge Ksekik dropped his sandal Chry returned it to him As a reward Ksekik gave Chry a book of military strategy Later Chry helped to establish the Han Han Dynasty 207 BC-AD 220 This is paired with a depiction of Chry holding the shoe on Walters 51 980 ca 1800 Edo shibuichi copper gold cm 3 4 l accession number 51 981 17925 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters none Déjà Vu Recurrence The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2007-2008 place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Kashira in the Walters Art Museum Murakoshi Shigeyuki Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Kōsekikō
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