Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Dragons in Cloud
1801-1876 (Meiji)
silver, gold, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Around the rim of the fuchi is the gold body of a dragon flying through clouds. Dragons are associated with water and often depicted with clouds or waves. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 in. (4 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.
51.1211.3A