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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 the series "Fashionable Twelve Signs of the Zodiac (Furyu juni shi)"

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

Español: Mono (Saru), de Doce signos del zodiaco a la moda

Grabado en madera a color que muestra dos monos abrazados sobre una roca junto a una cascada, rodeados de nubes rosadas y follaje verde. El mono café más grande sostiene con fuerza a uno más pequeño de pelaje claro, y en la parte inferior derecha aparece un patrón de olas azul verdoso. El título está impreso en un cartucho arriba a la derecha.

Português: Macaco (Saru), da série Doze signos do zodíaco à moda

Xilogravura colorida que mostra dois macacos abraçados sobre uma rocha ao lado de uma cachoeira, cercados por nuvens rosadas e folhagem verde. O macaco marrom maior segura firmemente um menor de pelagem clara, e um padrão de ondas azul-esverdeadas aparece no canto inferior direito. O título está impresso em um cartucho no canto superior direito.

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