Brown circular artwork with a light beige patterned background. The artwork features a drawing of a monkey sitting on a branch with its right arm raised. The monkey is depicted in dark brown. The branch and some leaves are also drawn in dark brown, extending from the bottom right towards the center. Three Asian characters are written vertically in black on the left side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 12th century
- Medium
- Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 599 × 603 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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