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The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi) by Utagawa Toyokuni I — VisualArtsDB

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The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

The Young Monkey Showman (Wakashu sarumawashi)

Utagawa Toyokuni I

1769–1825

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban diptych
Dimensions: Right sheet: 39.4 × 25.9 cm (15 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Left sheet: 39.3 × 25.4 cm (15 1/2 × 10 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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