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Monkey trainer and monkey performing a dance by Iwasa Matabei — VisualArtsDB

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Monkey trainer and monkey performing a dance

Monkey trainer and monkey performing a dance

Monkey trainer and monkey performing a dance

1700

Medium: Ink, color and gold on paper
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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fansanimalsJapanese ArtUkiyo-eEdo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)ArtCharles Lang Freer collectiondance

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