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Source Description
The trunk of a cherry tree and branches with blossoms amidst clouds are shown on this fuchi. The brief period when cherry blossoms bloom is celebrated every spring. The matching kashira is Walters 51.1103.
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Document identity
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13798
label
Fuchi with Cherry Blossoms in Clouds
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Source metadata
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13798
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title
Fuchi with Cherry Blossoms in Clouds
description
The trunk of a cherry tree and branches with blossoms amidst clouds are shown on this fuchi. The brief period when cherry blossoms bloom is celebrated every spring. The matching kashira is Walters 51.1103.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1848-1898 (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
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1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 夏雄; [Translation] Natsuo; [Seal] 古意; [Translation] Koi; [Number] In pencil: x 28
RelatedObjects
16097
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silver, copper
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3841
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JMA
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none
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