https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/77790/fullHawk and gourd19th century7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 5/16 inches (2.2 x 3.2 x 3.4 cm)Carved ivoryBequest of Carl A. Kroch, Class of 193599.089.0280A hawk or a heronlike bird straddles on a leafy squash plant. Its parted beak and one of its talons clenches onto a twisting stem. The bird has inlaid eyes and inticately carved wings which remain tucked close to his body and the gourd. Signature reading "Kosaku" is yet to be identified, with two circular perforations on the gourd.Costume19676535386Unidentified artistJapanese99.089.028_Disc0404_04046004