Falcon on a Perch
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The hawk, with fierce stare, heroic pose, and head turning to the left, perches on a beautifully designed stand. The minute details of the feathers combine an exquisite decorative quality and magic realism. The brilliant hues of the stand - red, green, gold, and silver - are in harmony with the lifelikeness of the hawk. The painting is accurate in every detail, showing the painter's keen observation and visual sensitivity. (Art of the Korean Renaissance, 1400-1600, The Metropolitan museum of Art, 2009)

Marks

6 seals

Provenance

By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)



NOTES:

[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.

Credit Line

William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Falcon on a Perch

  • Goshawk Standing on a Perch
  • 架上鷹圖軸 (傳 徐澤)
  • Korean, Joseon dynasty, 16th century
  • Attributed to Yi Am, Korean, 1507–1566
Dimensions
Image: 98.1 x 54.2 cm (38 5/8 x 21 5/16 in.) Overall: 72.3 cm (28 7/16 in.)
Medium or Technique
Ink, color, and gold on silk
Classification
Paintings
Type
Hanging Scroll
Catalogue Raisonné
Tung WU, Tales from the Land of Dragons: 1000 years of Chinesse painting from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1997, pp. 219-220 & color plates on pp. 110-111
Accession Number
11.6164
On view
Arts of Korea Gallery - 179

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