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Heads of millet are shown with a flat straw basket. Millet is a grain that was mixed with rice or eaten in place of rice. The matching kashira is Walters 51.1105.

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Document identity
localId
40137
label
Fuchi with Millet and Straw Basket
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
40137
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Millet and Straw Basket
description
Heads of millet are shown with a flat straw basket. Millet is a grain that was mixed with rice or eaten in place of rice. The matching kashira is Walters 51.1105.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
18th-19th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Number] In pencil: 814
814
RelatedObjects
30925
med
shibuichi, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
68f755f8d4f4e507