Tethered Hawks

Soga Chokuan

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Soga Chokuan became famous for his meticulously brushed paintings of hawks and eagles, often shown tethered to their roosts, as here. While this painting closely resembles the compositions of the Momoyama master of avian depictions, close examination of the brushwork suggests that is a much later copy.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art