Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Tree Peony
ca. 1800-1825 (late Edo)
silver, gold
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A large tree peony in full bloom is depicted on the front of the fuchi. Mountains on the right edge separate the front from a scene with a butterfly on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1099.
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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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
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.
51.1098
