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| View Original: | Tsuchiya Yasuchika - Kozuka with Hotei - Walters 51685 - Back.jpg (1800x489) | |||
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| Keywords: Tsuchiya Yasuchika - Kozuka with Hotei - Walters 51685 - Back.jpg Hotei is one of the seven gods of good fortune with his origins in both Taoist and Buddhist beliefs He is shown leaning against his bag of treasures On the left is a Chinese style fan that Hotei is often shown carrying His staff lays on the ground behind him The reverse is executed half in gold along the diagonal On the front this gives the kozuka a gold rim along the upper and right edge between 1730 1744 Edo shakudo gold silver cm 9 6 l accession number 51 685 28315 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Tôu place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo 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 | ||||
