Safari

Four Bronze Long-Horned Bulls and a Horse

Lengths: 17.8 to 24.8 cm. (7 to 9 3/4 in.)

Western Han dynasty
3rd–1st century B.C.

Qian Xuan [Ch’ien Hsuan], attributed
(13th-14th century)

“Rat, Bamboo Shoot and Aubergine”

Hanging scroll, ink on silk
47.7 x 36.9 cm. (18 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)

Collectors’ seals:
Three, illegible

Kazan-in Tadanaga (1588-1662)

“Hawk in Winter Oak”

Hanging scroll, ink on paper
117.0 x 52.0 cm. (46 x 20 1/2 in.)

Artist’s seals:
Tadanaga; Tekika? ten

Certificate of Authenticity:
Issued by the Nippon Bijutsu Kyokai in December 1903

Carved Stone Stand

Height: 13.5 cm. (5 1/4 in.)

Eastern Han dynasty
1st-3rd century A.D.

Mori Tetsuzan (1775-1841)

“Hawk Killing a Rabbit”

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
53.0 x 68.2 cm. (20 7/8 x 26 7/8 in.)

Inscription:
“Tetsuzan.”

Artist’s seal:
Shushin no yin

Shen Tianxiang [Shen T’ien-hsiang]
(paintings dated 1766-1773)

“Lioness with Two Cubs”

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
99.0 x 78.5 cm. (39 x 30 1/8 in.)

Inscription:
“Painted by Shen Tianxiang at Chao Pavilion on the Pure Stream.”

Arrist’s seals:
Shen Tianxiang yin; Chaoting; Yigo (“imitating the ancients”); Jiashu tiaonan yu songxi

Lion-Shaped Yaozhou Celadon Stand

Height: 6.5 cm. (2 5/8 in.)
Length: 8.1 cm. (3 1/4 in.)

Jin dynasty
Late 12th-13th century

Kano Yosei (d. 1773)

“Twelve Horses under Pine”

Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
125.5 x 74.7 cm. (49 1/2 x 29 3/8 in.)

Inscription:
“Painted Suiyosai Yoken.”

Artist’s seals:
Yosei no in; Nobu… Koko