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Source Description
Two foxes are shown near a cluster of chrysanthemums. The one on the right holds a lit torch. This is a reference to fox-fire ("kitsune-bi"), which foxes were said to generate. The fuchi is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
29615
label
Fuchi with Foxes
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
29615
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Foxes
description
Two foxes are shown near a cluster of chrysanthemums. The one on the right holds a lit torch. This is a reference to fox-fire ("kitsune-bi"), which foxes were said to generate. The fuchi is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1800-1825 (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 如雲斎 弘寿; [Translation] Jounsai Hirotoshi (kao)
med
copper, gold, shakudo
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2648
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JMA
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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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361ea05a194027ae
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