Young Woman with a Caged Monkey (Calendar Print for New Year 1776)

Asian Art

1776

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章
Japanese, 1726-1792

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Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho
Title: Young Woman with a Caged Monkey (Calendar Print for New Year 1776)
Origin: Japan
Date: 1771–1781
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 25.7 × 17 cm (10 1/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1929.75

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