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A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey by Torii Kiyonaga — VisualArtsDB

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A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

A Couple of Lovers Playing with a Monkey

1780

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm); W. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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