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Bird of Prey on a Rock

Artist Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716 - 1783)

Date18th century

GeographyJapan

MediumInk, color, and gold on silk; wood frame, gilt bronze handles

DimensionsFrame: 26 × 13 1/4 in. (66 × 33.7 cm)
Painting: 24 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (61.6 × 29.5 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of The Hui Manaolana, 1962 (3066.1b)

Object number3066.1a

DescriptionOne of a pair of painted sliding door panels for a cabinet (see 3066.1b for second panel). Ink, color, and gold on silk. Wooden frames. Left panel (a) depicts rock and grasses. Right panel (b) depicts a falcon on a rock surrounded by papas grass. Doors have original gilt bronze handles with round finger pulls held up by a small robed figure.

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