兎を追う鷲図, Eagle Pursuing Rabbit, Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885

兎を追う鷲図, Eagle Pursuing Rabbit, Kawanabe Kyōsai, 1885 Stock Photo
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Penta Springs Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

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KC85K2

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25.2 MB (1 MB Compressed download)

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2326 x 3789 px | 19.7 x 32.1 cm | 7.8 x 12.6 inches | 300dpi

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8 May 2017

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Artokoloro

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This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

兎を追う鷲図, Eagle Pursuing Rabbit, Meiji period (1868–1912), 1885, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 65 1/2 x 33 in. (166.4 x 83.8 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