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Fuchi with Hollyhocks
1824-1863 (late Edo)
shakudo, gold, copper alloy (sentoku)
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Hollyhock blossoms and leaves are depicted on a background of fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). 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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Edo)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Kyoto (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.
51.1259.3A
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