Kozuka with a Man Gathering Autumn Grasses

Description This kozuka shows a peasant with a basket of autumn flowers on his back. In his hand is a scythe. The plants are pampas grass and chrysanthemums. Behind him is a mountain top and above that is the moon. Full moons are associated with autumn.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 光盧; [Translation] Mitsuyoshi

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters