天台山石橋図, Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai, Soga Shōhaku, 1779

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天台山石橋図, Lions at the Stone Bridge of Mount Tiantai, Edo period (1615–1868), 1779, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Image: 44 7/8 in. × 20 in. (114 × cm), Paintings, Soga Shōhaku (Japanese, 1730–1781), Inscribed by Gazan Yō Nansō (Japanese, 1727–1797), This painting depicts a fantastical scene at the famous natural stone bridge on Mount Tiantai in China’s Zhejiang Province. A mother lion throws cubs over the cliff to the valley below to test their powers of endurance and see which will persevere to succeed in life

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Size: 2933px × 6849px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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