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Fuchi-Kashira: MAR.ARM.O.218-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Dark shibuichi inlaid in relief, with chrysanthemums and growing flowers in iroye on a gold scratched ground to represent rain. Yedo work

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1850

Components of the work

Fuchi Height 2 cm Length 3.7 cm
Kashira Height 3.5 cm Width 1.7 cm

Materials used in production

Shibuichi
Gold

Techniques used in production

Inlay
Scratching
Relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.218-1912
Primary reference Number: 169168
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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