Fuchi with Rat and Red Chili Pepper
(Japanese Military Armor)
A rat is depicted on the right. Behind him is a red chili pepper made of coral. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1025.
Inscription
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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or 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.
51.1024