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A Falcon Standing Upon Its Perch
A Falcon Standing Upon Its Perch
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

A Falcon Standing Upon Its Perch

Artist
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
DescriptionHosoban
Label 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.
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