Kyōsai’s Drawings for Pleasure (Kyōsai rakuga) 暁齋樂画
Tan-colored, creased paper with black, red, and tan ink. Two monkeys; black and white monkey on right and tan monkey on left. Red and white object between monkeys. Three black characters on right edge. Red seal on bottom right corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1881, seventh month (Meiji 14)
- Medium
- Set of two woodblock-printed books (one volume orihon, accordion-style); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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