Description
At the right of the composition, two herons are shown standing beneath reeds. Incised lines on the left indicate water. This is part of a mounted set.
Provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Date] Genji gentoshi kinoe ne, chûka; [Translation] first year of Genji (1864), year of the rat, 5th month; [Signature] Ichiryûsai Masamitsu sei; [Translation] Made by Ichiryûsai Masamitsu
Credit
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
