Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawaexpand_more
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.expand_more P.70.160
Several prints of eagles and hawks signed by or attributed to Torii Kiyomasu I and II exist. Many of the designs are similar to those appearing in the book "Past and Present Writings about Falcons: The Clenched Fist" (Kokon taka no sho: Nigiri kobushi 古今鷹之書 仁義理古武士), a book on falconry with 48 images, published in 1687. See Hillier: The Art of the Japanese Book, vol. 1. p. 131 for an example.
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