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Nihon hana zue
(Japan and Korea )
Kojima Takanori (died 1358), a loyal supporter of the imperial house, stripped bark from the trunk of a cherry tree in order to write a Chinese poem. The poem was meant to be seen by the Emperor Go-Daigo as he was being escorted into exile. Takanoi chose an old Chinese poem that only the Emperor would understand to mean that help was near.
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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.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., 1987
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
95.205