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Source Description
A halberd is depicted along the horizontal length of the fuchi. In the center is a signaling fan ("gunbai") used by commanders to communicate with their troops during battles. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1045.
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Document identity
localId
280
label
Fuchi with Halberd and Signaling Fan
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
280
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Halberd and Signaling Fan
description
A halberd is depicted along the horizontal length of the fuchi. In the center is a signaling fan ("gunbai") used by commanders to communicate with their troops during battles. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1045.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (?) (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
RelatedObjects
8053
med
silver (?), copper, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7a8780f2b92cb6f9
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5ab2dbcf9831ea1f
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no
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no