Hawk Perched on a Rock
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Hawk Perched on a Rock
Artist
Soga Nichokuan |
Japanese
Creation date
early 1600s
Materials
ink on paper
Dimensions
43 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (image)
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane Fund
Accession number
2000.46
Collection
Not Currently On View
Birds of prey were also popular images among the samurai class in Japan, not only for their strength and ferocity, but for their attributes of courage, honesty, uprightness and directness of action.
