. Dogs of China & Japan in nature and art. Dogs; Animals in art. [from old catalog]; Art, Chinese. [from old catalog]. SPORTING AND GUARD DOGS ranger blew a sharp blast upon his whistle. The visor of the hood of each of the large hawks was then lifted, but the hood, bearing a red tassel at its tip, was left in place. The sparrow-hawks were then released. Each of these, taking the red tassel of the nearer hawk's hood in its beak, tore off the hood. The large hawks were then released, and the hare being started, followed it, one on either side, J ill II Mui. FIGURES OF HUNTING-DOGS ON HAN BA
. Dogs of China & Japan in nature and art. Dogs; Animals in art. [from old catalog]; Art, Chinese. [from old catalog]. SPORTING AND GUARD DOGS ranger blew a sharp blast upon his whistle. The visor of the hood of each of the large hawks was then lifted, but the hood, bearing a red tassel at its tip, was left in place. The sparrow-hawks were then released. Each of these, taking the red tassel of the nearer hawk's hood in its beak, tore off the hood. The large hawks were then released, and the hare being started, followed it, one on either side, J ill II Mui. FIGURES OF HUNTING-DOGS ON HAN BAS-RELIEF (FROM KIN SHIH SO) stooping alternately, each hawk beating it with the (tai) ball of its talon so loudly as to be heard at one or two hun- dred yards' distance. After a certain amount of this treat- ment the hare lay down exhausted. The hawks then hovered, one on either side. The dogs meanwhile had been released. On reaching the hare they lay down, one on either side of the hare. The hawks alighted on their backs, waiting for the huntsmen. On their arrival the hind-legs of the hare were drawn back with a crook and broken by a sharp blow with a narrow rod. The hare was then killed and a little of the flesh given to each of the hawks. Should the hare have broken for cover when put up it would have been coursed with the dogs, the hawks being held back for fear of injury in thorny bushes. If released they would have perched near the wood on guard. In taking 67. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Collier, V. W. F. [from old catalog]. New York, Stokes
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