Birds in Landscape left of a pair, early 16th century, Sh?getsu T?kan, Japanese, 1440 - 1529, 60 1/2 ¡Ñ 141 1/2 in. (153.67 ¡Ñ 359.41 cm) (image)65 7/8 ¡Ñ 146 1/2 ¡Ñ 3/4 in. (167.32 ¡Ñ 372.11 ¡Ñ 1.91 cm) (mount), Ink and color on paper, Japan, 16th century, This pair of screens show a variety of birds among trees and flowers, a popular painting subject in the 1500s. At right, a horned owl in the far upper corner watches a boisterous scene below from his perch in the branches of a pine tree: a pair of hawks have zeroed in on a pair of white herons who run for cover toward lotuses and reeds. The left screen also features pairs of birds, including geese, cranes, and crested mynas among bamboo and a plum tree.