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Fuchi with Paulownia and Basketweave
ca. 1800 (late Edo)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Paulownia flowers and leaves are depicted in gold against a basketweave background. Paulownia is associated with the imperial house and appears in the crests of some military families. This is part of a mounted set.
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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
H: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by 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.
51.1209.3A
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