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Nihon hana zue
(Japan and Korea )
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.
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Provenance
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Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., Maryland Line, Maryland; given to the Walters Art Museum, 1987.
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Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1987
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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95.199