Fuchi with Chinese-style Lions and Peony
(Japanese Military Armor)
One side of the fuchi is decorated with a Chinese style lion ("karashishi"). Peony blossoms are on the other side. Peonies are associated with China. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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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
H: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1215.3A
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