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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kazuenokami Katō Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush1883, December

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Japanese woodblock print, full-length figure of a bearded man in a blue floral kimono standing over a small black monkey holding a brush beside an open book
Japanese woodblock print depicting a mounted warrior in full armor charging on a dark horse amid billowing dust clouds, sword extended, facing a group of smaller figures with banners in the background; diagonal rain lines cross the dark grey scene; publisher's seal and vertical columns of Japanese text at lower left; decorative geometric border surrounds the composition.

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Kazuenokami Katō Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush, 1883, December, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Herbert R. Cole Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title
Kazuenokami Katō Kiyomasa Observing a Monkey with a Writing Brush
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1883, December
Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (33.34 × 22.54 cm) Sheet: 13 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (35.24 × 23.81 cm)
Credit Line
Herbert R. Cole Collection
Accession Number
M.84.31.456
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art