Keywords: Takase Eiju - Fucki with Two People in a Gourd, One with a Chinese Fan - Walters 51903 - Mark A.jpg The gourd is depicted with a hole in its side revealing two men inside This may be the 3rd-century Chinese immortal Koko Ch Hu Gong Hu Kung and his student Hichibo Ch Fei Zhang Fang Fei Chang Fang who were able to shrink themselves to fit in a gourd On the back is another man holding a fan who appears to have come out of the gourd It is part of a set with Walters 51 906 ca 1775 1800 Edo shibuichi cm 3 7 l accession number 51 903 8335 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters Inscription gyônen rokujûichi sai; Translation Age 61; Signature Takase Eiju place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Fuchi in the Walters Art Museum Takase Eiju Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |