Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Lotus Flowers
ca. 1832-ca. 1887 (late Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold, silver gilt
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The fuchi is part of a unified composition with the koi-guchi kanagu at the end of the hilt. Together, they depict lotus blossoms and leaves. 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.
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)
Measurements
H: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 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.
51.1287.2a
