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A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight

A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e.
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  • A work made of hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e.

Date:

c. 1715

Artist:

Attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I
Japanese, active c. 1704–18 (?)

About this artwork

This work is one of a group of several prints of fierce, proud, and powerful birds of prey signed by or attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I. Many of the designs are similar to those appearing in The Clenched Fist, a book on falconry published in 1687.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Torii Kiyomasu I

Title

A Hawk Capturing a Crane in Flight

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1710–1718

Medium

Hand-colored woodblock print; vertical o-oban, tan-e

Dimensions

56 × 28.5 cm (22 1/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1925.1734

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