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
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
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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- Credit line
- Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
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