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Source Description
Three magpies are shown on a bridge over a stream. At the left is maiden flower. Magpies are associated with the festival of Tanabata because they were said to form a bridge with their wings which allowed the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi to meet. The lovers are depicted on the matching kashira, Walters 51.1091.
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Document identity
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18446
label
Fuchi with Magpies on a Bridge
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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18446
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object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Magpies on a Bridge
description
Three magpies are shown on a bridge over a stream. At the left is maiden flower. Magpies are associated with the festival of Tanabata because they were said to form a bridge with their wings which allowed the lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi to meet. The lovers are depicted on the matching kashira, Walters 51.1091.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 明親鐫; [Translation] Akichika horu
med
shakudo, gold, silver
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6212
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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no