A Falcon Standing Upon Its Perch
Artist
Nishimura Shigenobu
Dateabout 1730-35
MediumWoodblock print; ink on paper; hand-colored; beni-e urushi-e
Dimensions31.8 x 13.3 cm (12 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsPublisher Mark: Hanmoto Odenma san-chome, Tsuru-ya (on the right and center of sash-shaped cartouche)
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.333
DescriptionHosobanLabel TextThe falcon (taka) is tied to its perch; two strands of the thick red cord which are wound around the top bar hang down beside the curtain below. Branches of a blossoming plum tree are seen in the background.
On View
Not on viewNishimura, Shigenaga
about 1730
Nishimura, Shigenaga
18th Century
Torii Kiyomasu II
early to mid-1720's