A Northern Goshawk on a Pine Tree in Snow Aiming at a Sparrow

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A Northern Goshawk on a Pine Tree in Snow Aiming at a Sparrow

Eisen 英泉

Date: late 1830s–early 1840s
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

This quiet print features a raptor -- a Northern Goshawk -- eyeing a sparrow overhead. Small birds, particularly sparrows, are this goshawk’s main prey. Japan, Asia

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