By Masatsune, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Naturalistically rendered perched on a detachable gnarled and twisted stand formed from a section of root-wood, its head lowered, its wings outstretched in preparation for flight, the beak silvered and the eyes of shakudo; signed beneath the tail in a rectangular reserve Masatsune iru. Overall height: 71.5cm (28 1/16in); wing-span: 64cm (25¼in) wide; the stand: 40.5cm (15 15/16in) high. (2).