A painting of a hawk tied to a perch by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai. The hawk has a light-brown body with darker-brown spots and a white chest. The hawk's head is turned to the left. The hawk's left leg is tied to a brown perch with a gold and red decorated base. The perch has a second crossbar on top with a gold tassel hanging from it. There are thin bare branches behind and to the right of the hawk. There are several lines of black Japanese text on the left side of the painting. The background of the painting is beige. The bottom half of the painting has a white background.
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 423 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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