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Monkey Offering an Almanac to a Courtesan
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Monkey Offering an Almanac to a Courtesan

Utagawa Kunisada (I) · 1836 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A dressed monkey holding a tray with an almanac to a courtesan, who rests her hands on a pipe. Her kimono is decorated with toy monkeys. With one poem.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printsurimonomonkeys, apescourtesan, hetaera
Credit lineAapje biedt een almanak aan een courtisane. 1836. Utagawa Kunisada (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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