Chōensai Eishin, The Falconer, color woodcut, Total: Height: 38,00 cm; Width: 24,10 cm, signed: Signature: Chōensai Eishin hitsu 鳥園斎栄深筆, Collector's stamp: Hayashi Tadamasa, printmaking,printing, bust, bust, man, birds, Edo period, The Japanese woodblock print was an art for the wealthy citizens of the 18th and 19th century. A popular theme was the world of amusement. In this woodblock print a young man, who looked like a nobleman, is shown in a half-portrait. He holds a falcon in his left hand and a brush in his right. His kimono wears eggplant as a pattern and together with the falcon motif alludes to the three lucky dreams at New Year. It was said that dreaming of eggplants, a falcon or the Fuji mountain on New Year's night brought good luck.
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