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Monkey playing with crabs by Isoda Koryusai — VisualArtsDB

Monkey playing with crabs

Monkey playing with crabs

1767–1777

Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 26.7 × 19.7 cm (10 1/2 × 7 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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