Kozuka with a Spade and Orchids

1818-1882 (late Edo-Meiji) L: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) Citation Source image

Two orchids and leaves are tied to a spade. The background is a fish egg pattern ("nanakoji") with a raised rim. The artist signed the kozuka on the reverse.

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39185
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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