Fuchi with Chrysanthmums
(Japanese Military Armor)
The fuchi is densely filled with chrysanthemum flowers and leaves. This subject was a specialty of the artist. Chrysanthemums are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion 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: 3/8 in. (3.9 x 2.2 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1257.3A