Kozuka with Paulownia Motif

Description Several paulownia leaves and flowers decorate this kozuka. Paulownia was used as a crest ("mon") by the Imperial family and other powerful families. Today, it is used by the Japanese government. This is part of a mounted set.

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

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters