Kozuka with Cicada on a Pine Tree Trunk

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description In the bottom half of the composition, a large cicada bug climbs up a pine tree. Diagonal lines indicate wind and are most visible through the pine needles in the upper portion.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 皆山應起; [Translation] Minayama Masaoki (kao)

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Minayama Masaoki (Japanese, 19th century) (Artist)

Period

1st half 19th century (late Edo)

Medium

shibuichi, gold
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1305

Measurements

3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) (l.)

Geographies

Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View