Utagawa Kunifuku: Death of the Phoenix - Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

Artist: Utagawa Kunifuku

Title: Death of the Phoenix

Date: c.1860's

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Source: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
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A large bird (phoenix) struggles with a black cat(?). Two figures watch from the background as does a figure high in the branches of an enormous tree. The figure of an old man is shown in a white cloud of mist issuing from the cat's mouth.

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