Plain Fuchi

mid 19th century (Edo)

2.1 cm 3.8 cm 0.4 cm

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This plain fuchi is paired in its mounting with an elaborately decorated koi-guchi kanagu. Because there is no tsuba in this set, the fuchi and the koi-guchi kanagu meet when the sword is sheathed. This is called "aikuchi" style because the open edges of the hilt and scabbard...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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