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Source Description
A Chinese-style lion ("karashishi") is shown on the right in copper. It is next to a waterfall on the left. Waterfalls are associated with deity Fudô Myô-ô, who is depicted on the matching kashira, Walters 51.1101.
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Document identity
localId
33441
label
Fuchi with a Lion near a Waterfall
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
33441
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with a Lion near a Waterfall
description
A Chinese-style lion ("karashishi") is shown on the right in copper. It is next to a waterfall on the left. Waterfalls are associated with deity Fudô Myô-ô, who is depicted on the matching kashira, Walters 51.1101.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1771-1825 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 菊川南甫; [Translation] Kikugawa Nanpo
RelatedObjects
30940
med
shibuichi, copper, gold
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6039
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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3
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photo
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7ee3ec32c1f6e533
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no