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Fuchi with Autumn Flowers
(Japanese Military Armor)
The gold fuchi is decorated with chrysanthemums and fringed pink flowers. The first character of the artist's name is engraved beneath where the kozuka sits on the sword. The second character is on the accompanying koi-guchi kanagu on the hilt. This is part of a mounted set.
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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, Tokyo (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Mito (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 5/16 in. (3.9 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm)
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.
51.1193.2a
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