Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Sculpture From an 18th century country

From an 18th century country house in Sussex

subsequently destroyed in the great Chicago fire of 1871

A large original Western cowboy painting by the celebrated Western artist

25" tall X 29

Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Sculpture From an 18th century countryA 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