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| Keywords: Sasaki Toyokichi - Nihon hana zue - Walters 95205.jpg Kojima Takanori died 1358 a loyal supporter of the imperial house stripped bark from the trunk of a cherry tree in order to write a Chinese poem The poem was meant to be seen by the Emperor Go-Daigo as he was being escorted into exile Takanoi chose an old Chinese poem that only the Emperor would understand to mean that help was near 1895 Meiji pigments mulberry paper cm 36 23 5 accession number 95 205 3748 Mr and Mrs C R Snell Jr date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr and Mrs C R Snell Jr 1987 signature place of origin Tokyo Japan PD-old-auto 1920 Japanese prints in the Walters Art Museum Historic samurai prints Ogata Gekko Sasaki Toyokichi | ||||
