Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Mid-Century Modern where he painted in the

where he painted in the Normandy region

each having brass bail handles

Hu was able to pursue studies in France where he studied painting at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris

Petersburg cabinet makers in the second half of the 18th century

Pair Antique Japanese Edo Period Falcon Hawk Birds of Prey Takagari Handpainted Screens 1860 Mid-Century Modern where he painted in theA 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