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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with a Chinese Immortal on a Crane
18th century (Edo)
copper, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A Chinese immortal is depicted flying on a crane. This is either Teireii (Ch. Ting Ling Wei [Ding Ling Wei]) or Hichôbô (Ch. Fei Zhang Fang [Fei Chang Fang]), both of whom are shown on cranes. Mountains are on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.953.
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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.
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
L: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 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.
51.952
