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The fuchi is decorated on all sides with dragonflies and maiden flowers. Both are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.

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Document identity
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32767
label
Fuchi with Dragonflies and Maiden Flowers
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Source metadata
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32767
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object
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title
Fuchi with Dragonflies and Maiden Flowers
description
The fuchi is decorated on all sides with dragonflies and maiden flowers. Both are associated with autumn. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1857-1868 (late Edo)
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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
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 彫刻 中川一勝; [Transliteration] chôkoku (?) Nakagawa Isshô; [Translation] carved [by] Nakagawa Isshô
med
silver, gold
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5344
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JMA
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none
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