Kozuka with a Chinese Man

Description A man in Chinese dress is shown with his arm raised over his head. He holds a stick in his right hand and is gesturing to the ground with his left. This may be a reference to a specific person. On the ground are some grasses and stones. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 竜洌子　寿隨; [Translation] Ryûresshi Toshiyuki

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters