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Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Heron
19th century (Edo)
shakudo, silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A silver heron with a gold beak is shown at the right side of the fuchi. Behind the heron is a reed of copper and gold. Gold wires are set into the background to depict water. This is part of a set with Walters 51.963.
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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.
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 (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 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.
51.962
