Fuchi with Paulownia and Basketweave

Description Paulownia flowers and leaves are depicted in gold against a basketweave background. Paulownia is associated with the imperial house and appears in the crests of some military families. This is part of a mounted set.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 信英; [Translation] Nobuhide

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters