Kozuka with Phoenix and Cherry Tree

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description At the left is a mythical "hô-ô" bird, similar to the phoenix, in flight. Branches of a blossoming cherry tree on are the right. This is part of a mounted set.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] 壽景; [Translation] Toshikage

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Morikawa Toshikage (Japanese, born 1839) (Artist)

Period

2nd half 19th century (late Edo-Meiji)

Medium

black lacquer, silver, shakudo, gold, ray skin
(Arms & Armor)

Accession Number

51.1198.3

Measurements

L: 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)

Geographies

Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View