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Source Description
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 ("kuchi") meet ("ai"). This style of mounting became especially common in the 19th century. This is part of a mounted set.
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Document identity
localId
79655
label
Plain Fuchi
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
79655
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plain Fuchi
description
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 ("kuchi") meet ("ai"). This style of mounting became especially common in the 19th century. This is part of a mounted set.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
fuchi
sword components
handles
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.8
height
2.1
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/2 x W: 13/16 x D: 3/16 in. (3.8 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] 一藤斎正壽
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silver
creator_ids
16518
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JMA
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a2a06293b8331b6c
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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f8ec88ecf9c1618c
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no
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no