Hunting of wild animals. Gouache painting by a Japanese painter.

Date:
[between 1800 and 1899]
Reference:
45868i
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Description

Mount Fuji in the background, with celestial musicians in the sky playing cymbals, lyre, drums etc. Below, open country with trees in blossom. Mounted huntsmen chase fox, bear, deer, rabbits. In the centre, three or four large houses. Red and white flags fly on poles. Top right, a peacock about to be attacked by a heron (?).

Publication/Creation

[Japan], [between 1800 and 1899]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache (?), on cloth ; gouache 260 x 241.5 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 45868i

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