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Source Description
Two gold rabbits on this fuchi are shown running over waves. According to folklore, female rabbits conceived by doing this on the eighteenth day of the eight month. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
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20957
label
Fuchi with Rabbits and Waves
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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20957
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Fuchi with Rabbits and Waves
description
Two gold rabbits on this fuchi are shown running over waves. According to folklore, female rabbits conceived by doing this on the eighteenth day of the eight month. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1845-early 20th century (late Edo-Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
2.4
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 x W: 15/16 x D: 1/2 in. (3.9 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 黒羽勝文; [Translation] Kurobane Katsubumi (kao)
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gold, copper
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3659
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JMA
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none
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photo
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