Kozuka of Mt. Fuji and a Dragon in Clouds

Description Mount Fuji is the most sacred mountain in Japan. It is surrounded by clouds and a flying dragon. This motif symbolizes a successful life.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] [Nao][ ] (?) [Ckoku][ ] (?)

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters