Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Fuchi with Autumn Flowers
18th-19th century (Edo)
silver, gold, shibuichi
(Japanese Military Armor)
(Japanese Military Armor)
Two of the celebrated autumn flowers, Chinese bell flowers and mist flowers, appear on the fuchi. 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.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 9/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 7/16 in. (4 x 2.2 x 1.1 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.
51.1217.3A