Description
The standing figure is a Chinese immortal, dressed in the robes of a Chinese scholar. Both the pine tree beneath which he stands and the crane at his feet are symbols of longevity.
Provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] On kozuka: 赤城軒 元孚; [Translation] Sekijôken Motozane (kao)
Credit
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters