A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD) A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD)

A JAPANESE TWO PANEL SCREEN WITH HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY (LATE EDO EARLY MEIJI PERIOD)

Reference: ART2001642

Great, tall two-panel byôbu 屏風 (folding screen) adorned with two separate hanging scroll paintings 掛け軸 (kakejiku), each depicting a taka 鷹 (hawks) on a perch. The perches feature delicate translucent silk drapes with a painting, of snow-covered pine trees 松 (matsu) and Tanabata festival bamboo respectively. These majestic birds are securely bound to their perches with decorative silk tethers. The polychrome paintings set on paper, and surrounded by a gold-speckled paper border. Framed with black lacquered wood. Total width: 154.2 cm (2 by 77.1 cm); Height: 170.4 cm.

In a good restored condition, discolouration of the paper and border.
Please note that this screen is a bit warped. This is not very noticeable when you see the screen from the front on the pictures.