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The Hour of the Monkey
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The Hour of the Monkey

Torii Kiyonaga · 1785 - 1789 · color woodcut; paper

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

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Two women and a child walking among flowering trees; woman with a branch of blossoms in hand looking up at a round cartouche top right, in which a monkey, referring to the time between four and six o'clock in the afternoon; in the background a clock tower of a temple.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHet uur van de aap. 1785 - 1789. Torii Kiyonaga. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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