Also matsu-ni-taka-(no)-zu 松に鷹図. Lit. "paintings of hawks in pine trees." Pine trees matsu 松 were not only a popular motif of *yamato-e やまと絵 from the Heian period (see *hamamatsu-zu 浜松図), but were frequently depicted in China and in the *kanga 漢画 painting tradition where the pine was associated with chastity (see *saikan sanyū 歳寒三友). The combination of pine trees and hawks taka 鷹, which symbolized fighting prowess (see also *takagari 鷹狩 and *shichō-zu 鷲鳥図), was a favorite subject of warrior-patrons of the 15th and 16th century. Representations of hawks in pine trees painted on large screens or panels made impressive backdrops in main reception rooms. Well-known examples include large ink hanging scrolls by Sesson Shūkei 雪村周継 (act. 16th century) in Tokyo National Museum, a pair of screens attributed to Kano Eitoku 狩野永徳 (1543-90) in Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku 東京芸術大学, and the paintings on the interior walls of Nijō-jō 二条城 attributed to Kano Tan'yū 狩野探幽 (1602-74).