Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Arrowroot and Butterfly
1848-1918 (late Edo-Meiji)
silver, gold, shakudo
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
A vine of arrowroot leaves surrounds the edge of the fuchi. A butterfly is shown on the front. This is part of a mounted set.
Inscription
Provenance
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.
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, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 1/2 in. (3.9 x 2.2 x 1.3 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.
51.1191.3a
