Description
The face of a man dominated this kashira. At the lower left, his hand is raised to his cheek. He is either Boddhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism, or a Buddhist holy man ("arhat").
Provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] 政隨; [Translation] Shôzui
Credit
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
