Description
Two full chrysanthemum flowers with gold details and leaves decorate the kozuka. Chrysanthemums are a symbol of autumn. 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
[Inscription] On blade: mizuno masakuni saku; [Translation] Made by Masakuni of Mizuno
Credit
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters