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Source Description
On the front of the fuchi, a golden dragon is shown swimming in waves. Dragons were associated with water and often depicted with waves or clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
11489
label
Fuchi with Swimming Dragon
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
11489
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Swimming Dragon
description
On the front of the fuchi, a golden dragon is shown swimming in waves. Dragons were associated with water and often depicted with waves or clouds. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
2.2
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 x W: 7/8 x D: 3/8 in. (3.8 x 2.2 x 1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
1865c484aac8c83b
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
de36c5ffcd2f37aa
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no
hasDescription
no