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Fuchi with Crows
19th century (?) (Edo)
shakudo, gold, copper, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Around the fuchi, two crows are depicted in flight. Hanging from a rope is a board with clackers intended to scare the birds away. A tendril of ivy is shown on the reverse. This is part of a mounted set.
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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
H: 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.
51.1186.3A
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