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Color woodblock print of two monkeys embracing on rocks beside a waterfall, with pink clouds and green leaves.

Monkey (Saru), from Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

A color woodblock print showing two monkeys embracing on a rocky outcrop beside a waterfall, with pink clouds and green foliage around them. The larger brown monkey holds a smaller pale one close, and a blue-green wave pattern appears at the lower right. The title is printed in a cartouche at the upper right.

Artist
Isoda Koryusai
Date
c. 1773/75
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2274 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1780).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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