Sea Eagle amidst the Three Friends of Winter

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Sea Eagle amidst the Three Friends of Winter

Ikeda UnshōLinkedCulture matchlcp-a43e47164651

Date
second half 19th century
Medium
Six-panel folding screen, ink and gold leaf on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
118199

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From the Muromachi period (1333–1573) to the Edo period (1603–1868), birds of prey were depicted on screens as symbolic manifestations of the military government that had risen to power over this time span. Here, poised between stasis and flight, an eagle surveys its territory. Surrounding the eagle are pine, bamboo, and a budding plum tree—plants associated with chastity, moral uprightness, and purity respectively. Collectively they are known as the “Three Friends of Winter, ” a compound of the Chinese characters used to write the plants’ names. Japan, Asia

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Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture

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