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Maker(s):Kitagawa Utamaro I
Culture:Japanese (1753-1806)
Title:A Pony from a Gourd
Date Made:1788 - 1790
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); sumizuri-e, ink on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Image: 15 1/8 x 10 3/16 in; 38.4 x 25.9 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r. (blakc ink): [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.438.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
J-453. Illustration of the proverbial saying 'A pony from a gourd,' ie, an unexpected windfall or amazign coincidence. The elderly gentleman is probably Choka. The Chinese Taoist wizard, Chong Kwoh, who possessed a horse that could carry him thousands of miles at a time and required no fodder. When not in use, the pony was kept in the gourd the wizard wore attached to his waist.

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