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Fuchi with Toys
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two mechanical toys ("karakuri") are depicted. On the front is a mechanical toy ("karakuri") of a man sawing a log. These toys were popular in the late Edo period. On the reverse is a toy pigeon. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1061.
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
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.
51.1060
