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Before leaving to defend Emperor Go-Daigo at the battle of Minatogawa, Kusuoki Masashige (1294-1336) arranged a farewell meeting with his young son Masatsura. They acknowledged their final parting by sharing water from a lacquer sake cup in a solemn ceremony known as "mizusakazuki." Masashige then presented his son with a scroll containing his last instructions, should he not return.

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Document identity
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37036
label
Nihon hana zue
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37036
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object
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normalized
title
Nihon hana zue
description
Before leaving to defend Emperor Go-Daigo at the battle of Minatogawa, Kusuoki Masashige (1294-1336) arranged a farewell meeting with his young son Masatsura. They acknowledged their final parting by sharing water from a lacquer sake cup in a solemn ceremony known as "mizusakazuki." Masashige then presented his son with a scroll containing his last instructions, should he not return.
provenance
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., Maryland Line, Maryland; given to the Walters Art Museum, 1987.
date
1893 (Meiji)
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CC0
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en
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color woodcuts
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1
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1
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import
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] On print: Gekko
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mulberry paper, pigments
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15036
1919
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JPK
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none
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1
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photo
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