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Source Description
The peak of Mt. Fuji rises over the edge of the fuchi on the left side. The top is decorated in silver, mimicking the snow that often covers the mountain peak. Mt. Fuji is the most sacred mountain in Japan and is a popular tourist destination. Pine trees are shown along the right edges and waves are on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1047.
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Document identity
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19941
label
Fuchi with Mt. Fuji
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19941
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object
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title
Fuchi with Mt. Fuji
description
The peak of Mt. Fuji rises over the edge of the fuchi on the left side. The top is decorated in silver, mimicking the snow that often covers the mountain peak. Mt. Fuji is the most sacred mountain in Japan and is a popular tourist destination. Pine trees are shown along the right edges and waves are on the reverse. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1047.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century (Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
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3
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3
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L: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
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cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 長光; [Translation] Nagamitsu (kao)
RelatedObjects
6168
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shibuichi (?), gold
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5325
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JMA
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none
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