Nihon hana zue

1896 (Meiji)

24 cm 36 cm

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The great 12th-century warrior Minamoto Yoshiie has just emerged from a mountain pass surrounded by cherry trees. In the cartouche appears the poem he wrote on the occasion: "If Come-Not Gate is not a windy place, why do cherry blossoms cover the path?"

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Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Snell, Jr., Maryland Line, Maryland; given to the Walters Art Museum, 1987.
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