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Monkey Dance

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored background with a scene of three people indoors. The person on the left is standing, wearing a long, dark-colored kimono with pink accents. The person in the middle is sitting on the floor, wearing a white kimono with pink and black accents, and has dark hair. The person on the right is sitting on the floor, wearing a dark-colored kimono with pink accents, and has a cup in their hands. There is a box on the floor in front of the person in the middle. The room has a window or doorway to the right with a view of the outdoors. The image includes several Japanese characters in the top right and bottom right corners.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1760
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
452 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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