Ando Hiroshige. 1797-1858.
Goshawk (Okata), Pine and Rising Sun. Date seal: 1852. Oban tata-e diptych (kakemono-e). 28 x 9 1/4 (sight size); 33 1/4 x 13 3/4 (framed). Some fading; 6 wormage spots, one stain in the moon, several fold lines at the top. Kakemono-e prints of this subject appear rarely. $1,750.
For another example, see Toyokuni III.
The image of a hawk on a pine branch, with the New Year sun rising behind, was a traditional subject of the Kano school. Hiroshige designed several of these kakemono-e which were inexpensive substitutes for the paintings that usually hung in the tokonoma, the alcove that is found in traditional Japanese houses.
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