Year 2018
Size 22.4 × 21.7 in
Spreading to Eastern cultures, the image of a bird-like human acquired new meanings and interpretations. In Japanese culture it gradually changed from an evil bird with which to scare kids to a patron of sanctuaries. In Japanese culture the existence of forest spirits is accepted as natural. Thus, tengu is depicted as a creature which we can meet in reality. At birth the body of tengu is all covered with feathers. The composition “Tengu” is a scene depicting the loss of the last feather, accompanied with superhuman effort, leading to finding wisdom, but it doesn't lose the ability to fly
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€ 27 000
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Pavel Kaltygin
United States
