Exhibit in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Hunter Spying a Hawk

Kobayashi Kiyochika

Exhibit in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon, USA.

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Details

Holding institution
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
Public domain
Credit
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Animals Both · 99%

    The title identifies a hawk and hunter, and the image visibly shows a large bird of prey and a concealed armed human figure.

  • Implied Narrative Both · 91%

    The title and depicted interaction establish a hunting and observation scenario rather than a purely descriptive landscape.

  • Trees, dense vegetation, rocks, and a prominent stream occupy most of the composition.

  • Water Visual · 98%

    A broad, visibly turbulent stream crosses the lower portion of the image.

Visual Qualities

  • Dark Colors Visual · 96%

    The composition is dominated by deep brown, dark green, and charcoal tones, with blue and pale highlights.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 94%

    Fine linear marks describe the hawk’s feathers, tree bark, foliage, rocks, and moving water across the image.

Medium and Techniques

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The supplied classification identifies the object as a print.

  • Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 95%

    The classification as a Japanese woodblock print supports a woodcut-based printmaking technique.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The date c. 1878–1880 places the work in the nineteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

    The supplied museum metadata classifies the work as a Japanese woodblock print.

Source & rights

Daderot. Own work

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