Description
MUSOZUTSU
made of black-lacquered wood, with a shibuichi inlay depicting the daimyō Kojima Takanori writing on the trunk of a cherry tree a poem evoking an ancient Chinese emperor saved by a faithful servant. This poem was intended for the deposed Emperor Go-Daigo, who was being taken into exile and was due to stop at the inn where the tree stood; the reverse side is engraved with a poem. With a shibuichi ojime decorated with a quail and grasses.
Japan, 19th century.
A BLACK LACQUERED MUSOZUTSU WITH SHIBUICHI DECOR, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY.
HEIGHT: 21.4 CM (8 7/16 IN.)
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