Fist as Perch for Hawks Forty-eight Illustrated Texts on Hawks Nigirikobushi shijūhachi taka no zusan 握拳 四十八鷹之図讃 Nigiri kobushi Horiuchi Juchinken, Jōkyō 4 Japan [1687] “Nigirikobushi” literally means a clenched fist, which is most likely referring to the fist of a falconer who is holding onto their falcon. This book consists of 24 chapters of text which explains falcons in Japan and China, color of falcons, types of falcons, famous stories related to hawks, illness and treatments, etc. Includes illustrations of many birds attached/perched on poles/trees/etc. Falcons as well as birds related to falcons, such as parakeets are also mentioned. See the KU Libraries catalog record for additional publication details. text text/html reformatted digital 1 volume (31 leaves) : illustrations ; 26 cm kus University of Kansas ku-speccoll:15264https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-speccoll/1526410278891 on1420801588 D470 jpn Japanese Falconry Manuscripts, Japanese Birds Illustrated works Animals in art 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. 2025-09 English eng