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Eagle, Monkey And Pine
Eagle, Monkey And Pine
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

Eagle, Monkey And Pine

Artist/Culture (Japanese, 1706–1763)
Dateearly-mid 1730's
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper; hand colored; beni-e; urushi-e with brass filings
Dimensions27.6 x 14.6 cm (10 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.339
DescriptionHosoban.
Label TextAn eagle on the trunk of a great pine tree peers down at a frightened monkey on the ground below. The monkey is trying to escape and seems to be chattering loudly.
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