A bronze okimono of a hawkBy Masatsune, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Naturalistically modelled, standing in preparation for flight with its head lowered as its searches for prey, its legs of bronze with shakudo talons, its eyes inlaid in gilt with shakudo pupils, signed in a rectangular bronze reserve Masatsune iru (Cast by Masatsune); fixed to an unrelated oval wood stand. 29cm x 39cm (11 3/8in x 15 5/16in).