Description
Cherry blossoms and leaves are shown intermixed with waves. Cherry blossom season is widely celebrated in Japan, and cherry blossoms have come to be a symbol of the country. This kashira is part of a set with Walters 51.908.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] 市川英親; [Translation] Ichikawa Hideyori; [Inscription] 行年六十才; [Transliteration] gyônen rokujô sai; [Translation] age 60
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
