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Source Description
Three Chinese lantern plants ("hôzuki") surround the edge of the fuchi. Chinese lantern plants bloom in the summer. This is part of a mounted set of sword fittings all depicting Chinese lanterns.
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Document identity
localId
79253
label
Fuchi with Chinese Lantern Plants
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79253
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fuchi with Chinese Lantern Plants
description
Three Chinese lantern plants ("hôzuki") surround the edge of the fuchi. Chinese lantern plants bloom in the summer. This is part of a mounted set of sword fittings all depicting Chinese lanterns.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
shakudo, coral, gold, mother-of-pearl dust
creator_ids
5916
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7dcbd8ecf3204638
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ca92a5d22ed63947
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no
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no