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Source Description
The front of the fuchi is decorated with Chinese bell flowers, one of the celebrated flowers of autumn. On the reverse is a sprig of pampas grass, another autumn plant. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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21803
label
Fuchi with Chinese Bell Flowers
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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21803
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object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Chinese Bell Flowers
description
The front of the fuchi is decorated with Chinese bell flowers, one of the celebrated flowers of autumn. On the reverse is a sprig of pampas grass, another autumn plant. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1804-1886 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 生涼軒 萩谷勝平; [Translation] Seiryôken Hagiya Katsuhira (kao)
med
silver, gold, shakudo
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6751
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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