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)
Painting: 24 1/4 × 11 5/8 in. (61.6 × 29.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of The Hui Manaolana, 1962 (3066.1b)
Object number3066.1b
DescriptionOne of a pair of painted sliding door panels for a cabinet (see 3066.1a 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.On View
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