‘THE ASIAN GOLDEN EAGLE’, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY China, 17^th century. Ink and watercolors on silk. Finely painted with a majestic Asian golden eagle perched on a gnarled prunus branch below two smaller birds, amid grape clusters borne on leafy vines, peonies, lotus, bamboo, and rockwork.

Provenance: From the collection of Rear Admiral Emory Day Stanley, and thence by descent within the same family. Rear Admiral Emory Day Stanley, Sr. (1881-1968) was a commanding officer of the U.S. Navy who served in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean. He was a member of the American Legion.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, some soiling, few small tears, creases and minuscule losses, minor old touchups.

Dimensions: Image size 120 x 56 cm, Size incl. frame 144 x 65 cm

With a silk brocade frame and mounted to an old hardwood stretcher with paper backing.

Aquila chrysaetos daphanea, also known as the Asian golden eagle, Himalayan golden eagle or berkut, distributed to Manchuria and central China and along the Himalayas from northern Pakistan to Bhutan. This subspecies is the largest of all, with one female having had an authenticated wingspan of 2.81 meters, although she was a captive specimen. The forehead and crown are dark while the feathers of the nape and top-neck are rich brown-red.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related anonymous silk painting of an eagle, dated to the Qing dynasty, at Bonhams San Francisco in Chinese, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art and Paintings on 28 June 2016, lot 8244, sold for USD 15,000 and another dated to the late Ming dynasty at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Paintings on 31 May 2015, lot 101, sold for HKD 125,000.

明末清初水墨《鷹石圖》
中國，十七世紀。絹本水墨設色。精美地描繪了一隻休憩的老鷹，周圍枝繁葉茂，葡萄藤、牡丹、竹子和岩石環繞，還有兩隻鳥停留在旁邊的樹枝上。

來源：Rear Admiral Emory Day Stanley收藏，在同一家族保存至今。Rear Admiral Emory Day Stanley, Sr. (1881-1968) 曾是美國海軍的指揮官，在太平洋、大西洋和地中海區服役。 他是美國軍團的成員。
品相：品相良好，與年齡相稱。 舊磨損，有些污跡，局部小撕裂，摺痕和微小的缺損，輕微的舊時修飾。

尺寸：畫面120 x 56 厘米，總144 x 65 厘米

錦緞裝裱。

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的清代絹本《鷹圖》，見舊金山邦翰思Chinese, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art and Paintings 2016年6月28日 lot 8244, 售價USD 15,000 ；另一件明末《鷹圖》見香港邦翰思Fine Chinese Paintings 2015年5月31日 lot 101, 售價HKD 125,000。