Kozuka with Two Crabs

Description On the right of the kozuka are two crabs. On the left is the ocean. The so-called fish egg patterning ("nanako-ji") creates the appearance of sand. The kozuka has a gold rim and reverse side.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 宗珉; [Translation] Sômin

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters