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Source Description
On the front of the fuchi, a helmet and sword are depicted. The helmet has a dragon head decoration. On the reverse is a conch shell that was used for signaling. This is part of a mounted set.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
11842
label
Fuchi with Armor
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
11842
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Armor
description
On the front of the fuchi, a helmet and sword are depicted. The helmet has a dragon head decoration. On the reverse is a conch shell that was used for signaling. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 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
3.5
height
3
depth
1.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x W: 1 3/16 x D: 11/16 in. (3.5 x 3 x 1.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, copper, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
07711c4ed639e319
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
031ddc4ad8f2ca1a
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no