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Source Description
A halberd and a war fan are depicted on a background with fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). War fans were used by commanders during battles to signal troups. A pine tree depicted in gold is on the reverse.
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Document identity
localId
34670
label
Fuchi with Halberd and War Fan
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
34670
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Halberd and War Fan
description
A halberd and a war fan are depicted on a background with fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). War fans were used by commanders during battles to signal troups. A pine tree depicted in gold is on the reverse.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
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
med
shakudo, silver, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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b978ec8e72a2367c
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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0edad85ffe6233c2
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no
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no