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Source Description
The gold fuchi is decorated with chrysanthemums and fringed pink flowers. The first character of the artist's name is engraved beneath where the kozuka sits on the sword. The second character is on the accompanying koi-guchi kanagu on the hilt. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
19033
label
Fuchi with Autumn Flowers
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
19033
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Autumn Flowers
description
The gold fuchi is decorated with chrysanthemums and fringed pink flowers. The first character of the artist's name is engraved beneath where the kozuka sits on the sword. The second character is on the accompanying koi-guchi kanagu on the hilt. 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
1839-1896 (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
2.2
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 x W: 7/8 x D: 5/16 in. (3.9 x 2.2 x 0.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 盛; [Translation] Mori
med
gold, silver, copper alloy, shakudo
creator_ids
5761
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d02a5c9bfc0f3d00
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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31b9ad79bad1fc31
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no
hasDescription
no