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Source Description
On the front of the fuchi, a gold horse is pawing the ground beneath a cherry tree in full bloom. A black horse with gold patches is shown on the reverse. This illustration refers to a Chinese poem about a horse pawing fallen cherry blossoms, which restored their fragrance. This is part of a mounted set, all decorated with the same motif.
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Document identity
localId
1966
label
Fuchi with Horses and Cherry Blossoms
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
1966
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Horses and Cherry Blossoms
description
On the front of the fuchi, a gold horse is pawing the ground beneath a cherry tree in full bloom. A black horse with gold patches is shown on the reverse. This illustration refers to a Chinese poem about a horse pawing fallen cherry blossoms, which restored their fragrance. This is part of a mounted set, all decorated with the same motif.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd half 19th century (Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
2.3
depth
1.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 x W: 7/8 x D: 9/16 in. (3.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold, shakudo
creator_ids
4410
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
mediaId
7fbf4e4a1370100e
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
8abb1fdda87e9994
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no
hasDescription
no