Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Decorative Arts The fall front encloses a

The fall front encloses a fitted interior with four gothic arched ebony pigeon holes flanked with two banks of three 'ripple' fronted drawers

each having brass bail handles

Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris (1976–77)

Clodion died in Paris

Both the interior of the lid and the interior of the base are hallmarked for Gervase Wheeler

Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Decorative Arts The fall front encloses aA 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