Description
Decorated in relief on both sides and each end with a three-clawed dragon, partially in gold. Four-footed pedestal decorated with vine leaves applied partially in gold. Cock has gold beak. Legs detachable from body.
Provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
[Signature] Incised inscription under cover: Nagoshi Masataka
Credit
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters