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| Keywords: Tsuchiya Yasuchika - Kozuka with Tiger and Bamboo - Walters 51707 - Back.jpg Tigers were considered the strongest animals They were often shown with bamboo to symbolize the hospitality of the weak for the strong The tiger is at the bottom of the composition with bamboo at the top Bamboo is also incised on the upper back The lower section of the reverse is made in gold and this is where the artist signed his name between 1670 1744 Edo shibuichi gold cm 9 6 l accession number 51 707 24707 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Yasuchika place of origin Shonai Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Tosogu by Tsuchiya Yasuchika Tosogu by Tsuchiya Yasuchika in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
