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White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion

Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large white eagle with a black mark around its eye and a black beak faces right, standing on a tree root with its wings partially spread. The tree root is dark brown, thick, and gnarled with holes. A tree trunk with a few branches and leaves extends from the top right corner down. In the background, a light brown color with darker edges and a beige border around the artwork. A small cluster of black and white markings appears on the bottom left near the tree root. Red markings are on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
1885
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
399 × 624 px
Museum record:
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