Book on Hawks Taka sho 鷹書 Taka no sho [Japan] before 1868 Volume one introduces the origin of falconry practice in Japan; i.e., “Sake no kimi” from Kudara (Baekje) came to Japan in the 46th year under the reign of the Emperor Nintoku. He accompanied the Emperor while hunting and captured pheasants using falcons. Volume two discusses medical treatments for hawks This digital item contains both Volumes 1 (pp. 1-26) and 2 (pp. 27-80). See the KU Libraries catalog record for additional publication details. text text/html reformatted digital 2 volumes ; 24 cm kus University of Kansas ku-speccoll:11506 https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-speccoll/11506 2959902 on1420802337 MS C170 jpn Japanese Falconry Manuscripts, Japanese This work is free of known copyright restrictions. University of Kansas Descriptive metadata from local MARC record. MODS generated, with additional values/elements added, by KU Libraries Digital Initiatives. 2025-04 English eng