White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion, Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

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White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1885, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 65 1/2 x 33 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889), In this set of four large paintings, depicting the fierce spirit of eagles hunting or protecting their young, the artist Kyōsai distilled the soul of the Japanese nation, which was at the onset of westernization and exerting itself as an international power

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Size: 2333px × 3792px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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