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Eagle and Monkey by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

Eagle and Monkey

Eagle and Monkey

Nishimura Shigenaga

1720–1730

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Dimensions: 29.6 × 14.7 cm (11 5/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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