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Fuchi with Peaches in a Basket
ca. 1850-1875 (late Edo-Meiji)
shibuichi, gold, silver
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A basket of peaches sits next to a Chinese-style desk. On the desk are a feather fan ("hauchiwa") and a book. Peaches are an attribute of the Chinese immortal Tobosaku (Ch. Dong Fang Suo [Tung Fang So]), who is depicted on the matching kashira, Walters 51.941.
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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, Kii
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Osaka (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm) (l.)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
51.940
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Kashira with the Chinese Immortal Tobosaku (Ch. Dong Fang Suo [Tung Fang So])
ca. 1850-1875 (late Edo-Meiji)