Fuchi with Cymbals and Hat

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description At the right is a decorated hat worn by dancers performing as part of a type of court music known as "gagaku." Two cymbals are on the left. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1001.

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] Eijuken Hiroyoshi

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Marukawa Hiroyoshi (Japanese, active ca. 1841) (Metalworker)

Period

ca. 1841 (Edo)

Medium

shakudo, silver, copper, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1000

Measurements

1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Mito, Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View