This is a work that could only have been created by Sosen, who secluded himself in the mountains and observed the monkeys while living like them.
Number
D-91
Title
Monkeys
Artist
Mori Sosen
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 28.5 × H 97 cm (Image) ・ W 40 × H 179 cm (Mount)
Condition: trace of repair on the image
certification by Kawabata Gyokusho
Artist History
Mori Sosen (1747-1821) was a painter from the late Edo period. His birthplace is unknown, but he was active in Osaka. He placed importance on realism and became a master of monkey paintings. He is the founder of the Mori school.
Price
850,000yen
Mori Sosen 【Monkeys】
This is a work that could only have been created by Sosen, who secluded himself in the mountains and observed the monkeys while living like them.
Number
D-91
Title
Monkeys
Artist
Mori Sosen
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 28.5 × H 97 cm (Image) ・ W 40 × H 179 cm (Mount)
Condition: trace of repair on the image
certification by Kawabata Gyokusho
Artist History
Mori Sosen (1747-1821) was a painter from the late Edo period. His birthplace is unknown, but he was active in Osaka. He placed importance on realism and became a master of monkey paintings. He is the founder of the Mori school.
