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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
On display: Sculpture
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