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Old Monkey 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

This sculpture portrays an old monkey still full of energy and spirit after a fight with a large eagle. With the dynamic and vivid expression, this is considered one of Kōun's masterpieces. It was exhibited at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.

Cultural property designation
Important Cultural Property
Quantity
Artist
By Takamura Kōun (1852–1934)
Period/Century
Meiji era, 1893
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Material
Wood
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Gift of Japan Delegate Office for World's Columbian Exposition
Collection reference no.
C-232
Genre
Sculpture
Category
Sculpture > Modern sculpture > Animals
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