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Fuchi with Floral Scroll and Diamond Crests
(Japanese Military Armor)
This fuchi is designed to fit next to the koi-guchi kanagu on the scabbard and the design crosses both pieces. It is decorated with a floral scroll motif and a crest ("mon") composed of diamonds. This crest was used by multiple warrior clans. It could have indicated the owner of the set or could have been commissioned by a member of that clan as a gift. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 3/4 x W: 1 x D: 3/8 in. (4.4 x 2.5 x 0.9 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.
51.1247.2A
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