Kozuka with Banner with Paulownia Crest

Description The banner is attached to a pole so that it could be carried in procession. The paulownia crest at the top is similar to versions used by various military families. The background is in a fish egg pattern ("nanako-ji"). This is only the front decorative plate.

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

Inscriptions none

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters