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Source Description
This fuchi is unusually wide, which gave the artist extra room to depict the scene of a hawk catching a heron or crane. The hawk has the other bird in its claws. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
908
label
Fuchi with Hunting Hawk
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
908
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Hunting Hawk
description
This fuchi is unusually wide, which gave the artist extra room to depict the scene of a hawk catching a heron or crane. The hawk has the other bird in its claws. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early-mid 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
2.7
depth
3.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 1 5/16 in. (4.5 x 2.7 x 3.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shibuichi, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
cef57daa71251704
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
2fe6dd27d391e7d3
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no