Fuchi and kashira with lotus pod and peony

Details

• Title

  Fuchi and kashira with lotus pod and peony

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  copper fuchi, with enamel; copper kashira, with brass, and inlaid with gold wire cloisonné enamel

• Material index

  processed material › metal › copper;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  covered › coated › enamelled › cloisonné enamelled

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › fuchi-kashira

• Dimensions

  kashira 3.2 x 1.7 x 0.7 cm (height x width x depth)
  fuchi 1 x 4.1 x 2 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, in accordance with the wishes of her Husband, Sir Arthur H. Church, 1929.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.11167

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