Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Paulownia
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
shakudo, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of the fuchi is the truck of a paulownia tree with blossoming branches. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 x W: 15/16 x D: 1/2 in. (4 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
51.1202.3A