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Source Description
The design on this silver vase depicts a flowering plum, pine, and bamboo, a popular motif, with its origins in China, known as the “Three Friends of Winter.” Together, the three plants symbolize endurance and integrity under adversity.
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Document identity
localId
31483
label
Vase with the ""Three Friends of Winter"": Pine, Plum, and Bamboo
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
id
31483
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Vase with the ""Three Friends of Winter"": Pine, Plum, and Bamboo
description
The design on this silver vase depicts a flowering plum, pine, and bamboo, a popular motif, with its origins in China, known as the “Three Friends of Winter.” Together, the three plants symbolize endurance and integrity under adversity.
provenance
Wakai Kanesaburo; Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1876 (Meiji period (1868-1912))
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
vases
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4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.1
height
17.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/16 x Diam: 7 in. (28.1 x 17.78 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
244
2351
3427
Page inventory
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photo
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f9414f20b9eaab4c
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no
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photo
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12e9eec7f9b58b1d
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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6d458b60e115dcfd
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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27fe8e6fb7168ea1
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no
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no