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Nihon hana zue
(Japan and Korea )
The great 12th-century warrior Minamoto Yoshiie has just emerged from a mountain pass surrounded by cherry trees. In the cartouche appears the poem he wrote on the occasion: "If Come-Not Gate is not a windy place, why do cherry blossoms cover the path?"
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., Maryland Line, Maryland; given to the Walters Art Museum, 1987.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 3/16 x 9 7/16 in. (36 x 24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1987
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.217