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Source Description
The black fuchi is decorated with falling cherry blossoms and petals, along with sprinkled gold "maki-e." Cherry blossoms are the most celebrated flower of spring. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
12368
label
Fuchi with Cherry Blossoms and Petals
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
12368
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Cherry Blossoms and Petals
description
The black fuchi is decorated with falling cherry blossoms and petals, along with sprinkled gold "maki-e." Cherry blossoms are the most celebrated flower of spring. 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
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
4.1
height
3.3
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 x W: 1 5/16 x D: 7/16 in. (4.1 x 3.3 x 1.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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89836cfa4b8089c3
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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6d2696c81b235609
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no
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no