Large vase with an illustration from "Hakkenden": Kanamori Daisuke and Shinhen Daibosatsu
Kanamori Daisuke (right) injures Fusehime by accident when trying to kill Yatsufusa. She dies from the wound and he becomes a monk to take care of her spirit. He then begins looking for her eight sons. Five characters in oblong frame under one of the handles
Inscription
Provenance
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Walters Collection
Exhibitions
2009-2010 | Industry of Perfection: The Refined Beauty of Japanese Cloisonne Enamels. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 24 3/4 x 15 15/16 in. (62.9 x 40.5 cm)
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.
54.1616