Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Chinese-style Lion and Peony
(Japanese Military Armor)
A Chinese-style lion ("shishi") is depicted on the front of the fuchi. This motif developed from images of lions imported to Japan from China. Lions were not native to Japan, so artists were not able to draw them from life. A peony is on the reverse.
Inscription
Provenance
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Rev. Winthrop Brainerd, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by gift.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/16 x W: 15/16 in. (3.7 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Rev. Winthrop Brainerd, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1439
