Nihon hana zue

Description Before leaving to defend Emperor Go-Daigo at the battle of Minatogawa, Kusuoki Masashige (1294-1336) arranged a farewell meeting with his young son Masatsura. They acknowledged their final parting by sharing water from a lacquer sake cup in a solemn ceremony known as "mizusakazuki." Masashige then presented his son with a scroll containing his last instructions, should he not return.

Provenance Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., Maryland Line, Maryland; given to the Walters Art Museum, 1987.

Inscriptions [Signature] On print: Gekko

Credit Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1987