Monkey: Koshindo Hall at Takanawa (Saru, Takanawa Koshindo), from the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared to the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac for the Ichiyo Circle (Ichiyoren Edo meisho mitate junishi)" c. 1827

"Monkey: Koshindo Hall at Takanawa (Saru, Takanawa Koshindo)", a woodblock print by Yashima Gakutei, is part of the series "Famous Places in Edo Compared to the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac for the Ichiyo Circle". This piece, created around 1827, depicts two figures walking past a building in the city of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). The print's vibrant colors and meticulous detail are characteristic of ukiyo-e, a genre of Japanese art popular in the Edo period. The scene is associated with the monkey, one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, and the title refers to a real location in Edo, the Koshindo Hall at Takanawa.