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Source Description
A praying mantis is shown in various metal alloys. Part of the front claws and back legs extend above the top edge of the fuchi. This is part of a set with Walters 51.955.
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Document identity
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5143
label
Fuchi with Praying Mantis
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Source metadata
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5143
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Praying Mantis
description
A praying mantis is shown in various metal alloys. Part of the front claws and back legs extend above the top edge of the fuchi. This is part of a set with Walters 51.955.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1775-1815 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 加壽貫; [Translation] Kazutsura
RelatedObjects
22633
med
shakudo with shibuichi, gold alloy and copper
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6715
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JMA
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none
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