Monkey, from the series "Twelve Signs of the Zodiac"

A single monkey stands upright against a plain buff background, its body rendered in soft grey tones with white fur at the chest and belly; it grips a thin stick or pole in one raised paw while looking upward, with a length of cord trailing near its feet. The artist's seal appears in the lower left corner. This print, titled "Monkey" from the series "Twelve Signs of the Zodiac" by Takeuchi Seihō, is a color woodblock print (year unknown).