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Falcon striking a swan


鷹擊天鵝圖軸
Unidentified artist 佚名 (Chinese, active late 14th century)
Chinese
Yuan or Ming dynasty
late 14th century

Medium/Technique Ink and color on silk
Dimensions Image: 160.5 x 94.1 cm (63 3/16 x 37 1/16 in.)
Overall: 245 x 116.5 cm (96 7/16 x 45 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number14.77
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings

Provenance1913, with a Mr. Re, China; October 5, 1913, sold by Mr. Re to Hayasaki Kokichi (b. 1874 - d. 1956) [see note 1] and taken to Japan; December, 1913, shipped to Boston and purchased by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1914)

NOTES:
[1] The MFA's purchasing agent in China.