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Fuchi with a Man Pouring Water or Sake into a Bottle
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the center of the composition, a man in Chinese style dress is kneeling. In his right hand is a ladle he is using to pour liquid into a bottle on the ground. Tree branches frame him on either side. This may be a reference to a legend. This fuchi is part of a set with Walters 51.943.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.942
