Tsuka with Horse, Gourd and Rooster
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The menuki are in the shape of two horses and a gourd. This may be an illustration of the idiom "like a horse coming out of a gourd," which is used to describe unexpected things. The saying may have developed from stories of the Chinese immortal Chokaro (Ch. Zhang Guo [Chang Kuo]) who carried his magical mule in a gourd. A rooster is on the kashira. This is part of a mounted set.For the latest information about this object, Tsuka with Horse, Gourd and Rooster, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.
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Japanese, Tsuka with Horse, Gourd and Rooster, 19th century (Edo-Meiji), Walters Art Museum. CC0, GNU Free Documentation License.
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