Japanese Print "Samurai and Playful Monkey" by Toyohara Kunichika
Artist:Toyohara Kunichika
Title:Samurai and Playful Monkey
Date:1882.
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Description:
"Toto Tsuke? Hashi Nishiki-e" Kabuki actor Ichikawa Sadanji is in the role of impressive samurai Onikojima Yataro. A monkey (played by Bando Takematsu) is trying to play with him. Long tendrils of ivy depicted in sumi-e style and calligraphy are on the background.