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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  117
• Lot Description:
  A Japanese Folding Screen, Edo Period (1603 - 1868)
  depicting two hawks used for sport hunting by Samurai
  89 x 97.5 cm
• Provenance:
  Todd Barlin Collection.
• Notes:
  Many Japanese artists of the Edo period created their works for powerful men, the wealthy and mighty nobility & warriors who ruled Japan. These men saw themselves in the hawk's ruthless strength. Some warriors trained falcons as hunting birds or kept them as symbols of military might. Japanese screens, known as by?bu in Japanese, as by?bu literally means wind wall," the original purpose of the screen was to block drafts in traditional open-layout Japanese homes but more importantly to bring beauty into often dark interiors.
• Estimate:
  A$600 - 800
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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