Keywords: Sasaki Toyokichi - Nihon hana zue - Walters 95209.jpg In the play Love Story at the Snow-covered Barrier the villian's wishes to cut down a giant blossoming black cherry are thwarted As he wields an ax a courtesan who is the living incarnation of the Spirit of the tree manages to freeze the villian's hands Then the Spirit herself appears and she overcomes him 1896 Meiji pigments mulberry paper cm 36 24 accession number 95 209 713 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 Tree deities |