Fuchi with Dragonflies and Maiden Flowers
1857-1868 (late Edo)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
The fuchi is decorated on all sides with dragonflies and maiden flowers. Both are associated with autumn. 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.
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. (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.
51.1227.3A
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