Description
Parrots are unusual subject matter. This kozuka is also remarkable for the extensive use of silver. The artist signed the reverse of the kozuka.
Provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 奈良辰 政彫; [Transliteration] Nara Tatsumasa chô; [Translation] Carved by Nara Tatsumasa
Credit
Acquired by Henry Walters
