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Owl in Tree

Artist Nampo (Japanese)
DateMeiji Era (1868-1912)
Dimensions11 1/2 × 9 in. (29.2 × 22.9 cm)
Mediumwatercolor
ClassificationDrawings
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.636
Not on View
Label TextEagle Owls were seen as mediators between gods and humans in Japanese culture. Traditionally, carvings of owls were kept in Japanese homes to ward off famine and disease—a practice that has transformed today into the “lucky owl” figurines readily found in Japanese gift stores.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, For the Birds, April 13-October 14, 2012.
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