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The Monkey Bridge
Katsushika Taito II (Japanese, active c. 1810-50s)early 1830s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Taito II, who studied with Hokusai, created this image of the Monkey Bridge in Kai Province, west of Tokyo. By depicting the moon beneath the narrow bridge, he emphasized the height of the gorge.
Before it was given to the museum by one of its founders, Jeptha H. Wade, this print was trimmed. Uncut versions of the same scene include a section with a poetic inscription designed to look like a rubbing from a stone stele, or commemorative marker, often erected in scenic locations. Ink was also applied differently to produce varying effects in other impressions.
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- Title: The Monkey Bridge
- Creator: Katsushika Taito II (Japanese, active c. 1810-50s)
- Date Created: early 1830s
- Physical Dimensions: 26 x 23.5 cm (10 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Paul Blondeau, Jacquin Collection, through 1921, (Walpole Galleries, New York, NY, sale January 22, 1921, lot 524), (Yamanaka & Co., New York, NY, 1921. Sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, 1921-present
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.413
- Medium: color woodblock print
- Original Title: 猿橋
- Inscriptions: Signature: Katsushika Taito 葛飾戴斗 Artist Seal: Katsushika no in 葛飾の印, Collector's seal: ぶろんど, "burondo" (Blondeau)
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Gift from J. H. Wade
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1921.413
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