Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Man Fishing
19th century (Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold, copper, shakudo
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
On the front of fuchi, a man on a boat is shown leaning over the side of the boat with a fishing net. He is wearing a straw hat made in gold. The basket next to him in the boat is to hold his catch. 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.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/16 x W: 13/16 x D: 3/8 in. (3.7 x 2.1 x 1 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.
51.1260.3A