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Eagle in a Tree

Watanabe Seitei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A painting of an eagle on a branch titled "Eagle in a Tree" by Watanabe Seitei. The painting features a large bird of prey with dark brown feathers and a white neck and chest perched on a tree branch. The bird faces right and slightly upwards with its beak open. The branch extends from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner of the painting and has some leaves and pine needles. The background of the painting is a light beige color with some darker shading around the branch and leaves. There are some Japanese characters written vertically in black and red ink on the bottom-left corner of the painting. The painting is surrounded by a thin brown border.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
485 × 625 px
Museum record:
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