Eagle with Outstreched Wings, Suzuki Chōkichi, late 19th century
Eagle with Outstreched Wings, late 19th century, Japanese, Iron, pigment, shakudo, shibuichi, wood, H. (without base), 17 in. ( cm); W. of wingspan, 55 in. ( cm), Miscellaneous-Ironwork, Suzuki Chōkichi (Japanese, 1848–1919), This life size eagle is dynamically posed on a stump of an old tree, with its head cocked to the side, its feet spread, and its wings outstretched as if ready to pounce. At the end of the nineteenth century, as westernization was radically transforming traditional Japanese society, culture, and government, the eagle was emblematic of Japan asserting itself on the international stage
Size: 3691px × 5760px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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