Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Paintings A fine antique original

A fine antique original

each fitted with a gilt bronze mount with a mask of a beautiful maiden

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and arrayed in a frieze along the top of the Club's library

Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Paintings A fine antique originalA very fine pair of antique Edo period four paneled screens, hand painted with tethered birds of prey, in the manner of Soga Nichokuan, circa 1860. Wonderful pair of four panel bybu (folding screens) covered with four separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting different taka (hawks) perched & tethered different seasons. The painting is of the highest quality and portrays the bird's distinct features; sharp beaks, keen eyes, long curving