The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 23, 2025

Falcon

1615–1868
(1615–1868)
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Painting only: 56.1 x 22.1 cm (22 1/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Including mounting: 124.5 x 33.6 cm (49 x 13 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.27
Location: not on view

Description

This otsu-e painting depicts a hunting falcon, a lucky charm for a bountiful harvest.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
    The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1982.27