The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 30, 2023

Falcon

1615–1868

Japan, Edo period

(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.

Exhibition history

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).

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