鷹についてまず注目されるのはその「眼」と「爪」。鷹は大空高く舞い上がり、地上の小動物を見つけ獲物とします。はるか先まで見渡せるその眼を千里眼になぞらえて「先を見通す眼力」、「もの事の本質を見抜く眼力」を持って欲しいという願いを、また獲物をがっちり掴むその爪は、運や幸運をしっかり掴んで離さないという意味を表しているそうです。

The first thing that attracts attention about hawks is their "eyes" and "claws." Hawks soar high in the sky and find small animals on the ground as prey. Its eyes, which can see far ahead, are likened to clairvoyance, and the wish is to have the ability to see ahead and to see the essence of things. It seems that it expresses the meaning of not letting go.

Obi fabrics with this Japanese pattern from the obico selection