Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Rats and a Fan
1670-1744
copper, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of the fuchi, a rat is depicted nibbling a fan decorated with autumn grasses. A second rat is on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.977.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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)
Japan, Shonai (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
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.
51.976
