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Five figures are shown dancing around the sides of the fuchi. Some dancers carry drums. Others have fans or swords. This may be a form of "manzai" dancing to celebrate the New Year. Pine trees decorate the side of the fuchi. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1077.

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Document identity
localId
24474
label
Fuchi with Dancing Figures
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
24474
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Dancing Figures
description
Five figures are shown dancing around the sides of the fuchi. Some dancers carry drums. Others have fans or swords. This may be a form of "manzai" dancing to celebrate the New Year. Pine trees decorate the side of the fuchi. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1077.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
29153
med
shakudo, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
mediaId
96676824d2db7e3e
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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35b5a1594844e717
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no
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no