Eagle on a Rock; Flowering Azaleas
ca. 1800
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
7 15/16 x 7 3/16 in. (20.2 x 18.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
JP1106
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About this artwork
This elegant diptych print demonstrates Kubo Shunman's mastery of natural subjects and his ability to capture the essence of the Japanese aesthetic tradition. Created around 1800, the work pairs an eagle perched commandingly on a rock with delicate flowering azaleas, creating a sophisticated contrast between strength and fragility, wildness and cultivation. Shunman (1757–1820) was a prominent artist of the Edo period who excelled in the surimono tradition—privately commissioned prints created fo...
About the Artist
Kubo Shunman · 1757–1820
Japanese, 1757–1820