Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Sculpture Indian genre scenes

Indian genre scenes

the bull is also Shiva's animal form and also his transport

Regency Classicism was characterised by forms and motifs from ancient Greece and Rome

this very elegant obelisk is ready to grace your home or office

In the foreground are several small boats with sailors variously occupied attending to them

Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Sculpture Indian genre scenesA very fine pair of antique Edo period four paneled screens, hand painted with tethered birds of prey, in the manner of Soga Nichokuan, circa 1860. Wonderful pair of four panel bybu (folding screens) covered with four separate hanging scroll paintings (kakejiku) depicting different taka (hawks) perched & tethered different seasons. The painting is of the highest quality and portrays the bird's distinct features; sharp beaks, keen eyes, long curving