Fuchi with Cherry Tree in Bloom

Description The fuchi is decorated with the trunk and branches of a cherry tree in full bloom. The tree is made of black shakudo, with the blossoms in gold and silver. Cherry blossoms are a celebrated symbol of spring. This is part of a mounted set.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] Hôshindai Toshikage

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters