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Hare and eagle depicted in Ming Dynasty painting
Updated: Feb 2, 2023
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A Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) painting by Zhang Lu (ca. 1464-1538) depicts a wintry scene in which an eagle hovering in the wind is hunting a hare fleeing towards wind-blown reeds.
The skillful strokes portray the animals’ different expressions against a backdrop of snow.
It is a painting from the collection of the Nanjing Museum.
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