Write as much as you want — up to 250 words. Here are some questions to think about: Is the animal in the artwork one of your favorite animals? What is it about this animal that you like? Does the artwork tell a story? What story does it tell? Do you like the way the artist painted or drew the animal? What do you like? Does the animal look real? What has the artist done to make it look so real? Here are a few hints: Did the artist use a lot of detail? Or is the drawing or painting very simple? Do you think the artist spent a lot of time studying the animal? Why? Or — do you like the way the artist has used just a few lines to show what the animal is like? Has the artist captured the animal's personality? How? What kind of personality does the animal have? Do you know of any other artworks that show the same animal? Tell us about them.
Two Shi-Shi Lions Ando Hiroshige (1797–1858) 19th century Full-color woodblock print, ink on paper Pacific Asia Museum Collection Gift of Dr. George W. Housner, 2001.21.12
