Three Monkeys
Three Monkeys
Three Monkeys
Three Monkeys

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Three Monkeys

Mori Sosen 森狙仙, style of, 1747–1821
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1957-52

Information

Title
Three Monkeys
Maker
Mori Sosen 森狙仙 , style of
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light colors on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 113 x 39.4 cm. (44 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.) Mount: 198 x 53.4 cm. (77 15/16 x 21 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan V. Hammer
Object Number
y1957-52
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Signatures
signed: Sosen hitsu
Marks/Labels/Seals
ovoid shaped red seal, lower half of which is shape of elephant or bug
Description
Hanging scroll with family of three monkeys in setting of sparse grasses. In lower right of painting is found the ‘signature’, “Sosen hitsu” (brushed by Sosen) over an ovoid seal split into upper and lower halves. The lower half of the seal appears to be a bug or elephant.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
paintings, scroll paintings, hanging scrolls, japanese painting styles
Materials
paper (fiber product), ink
Subject
families, monkeys

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