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Source Description
On either side of the fuchi are fish made of silver and shibuichi. The fish are accompanied by bamboo, suggesting they are displayed as foodstuff. This fuchi is part of a set with Walters 51.921.
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Document identity
localId
40423
label
Fuchi with Fish and Bamboo
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
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40423
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object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Fish and Bamboo
description
On either side of the fuchi are fish made of silver and shibuichi. The fish are accompanied by bamboo, suggesting they are displayed as foodstuff. This fuchi is part of a set with Walters 51.921.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 18th-early 19th century (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
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 江川壽政; [Translation] Egawa Toshimasa
RelatedObjects
18429
med
shakudo, silver, gold
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3893
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JMA
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none
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photo
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photo
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