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Fuchi with Sparrows and Autumn Flowers
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two sparrows are on the front of the fuchi. On either side are autumn flowers, including bush clover, pampas grass, mist flowers, and chrysanthemums. Another sparrow is on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1027.
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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.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 5/16 in. (3.4 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.
51.1026
