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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with a Man Chasing Runaway Horse
1st half 19th century (Edo)
shibuichi and gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
At the left, a horse runs from a man who is chasing him. Incised lines indicate rain. On the reverse is a tree. This fuchi is part of a set with a kashira depicting the god of thunder, Walters 51.1019.
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Provenance
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
51.1018
