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The Monkey's Quiver (Utsubo-zaru), from the series "Popular Kyogen Plays (Furyu kyogen asobi)" by Isoda Koryūsai — Japanese Color woodblock print; chuban, c. 1773

The Monkey's Quiver (Utsubo-zaru), from the series "Popular Kyogen Plays (Furyu kyogen asobi)"

by Isoda Koryūsai

Date:
c. 1773
Medium:
Color woodblock print; chuban

Description

A large-headed figure in a tall black eboshi cap and floral-patterned trousers strikes a dynamic pose on one raised leg, brandishing a long paddle-like object overhead, his round white sleeve and grape-and-crest patterned costume rendered in bold outline. Beside him a grey monkey costumed as an old man, in a plain wrapped robe with a tail visible, raises a paper-lanterned staff, mouth open as if in speech or cry. The scene is set against a mustard-green floor and a screen or curtain patterned in salmon-pink florals, with a red banner or drapery looping overhead; a title cartouche and artist signature appear at right, consistent with the 1768 chuban print The Monkey's Quiver (Utsubo-zaru) by Isoda Koryūsai.

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The Monkey's Quiver (Utsubo-zaru), from the series "Popular Kyogen Plays (Furyu kyogen asobi)" was created by Isoda Koryūsai (礒田湖龍斎) in c. 1773.