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2025年9月14日

Mori Sosen
【Monkey showman】

The meticulously rendered monkey by Mori Sosen is fine, but the lightly and gracefully drawn monkey is also quite good. The history of Monkey showman is ancient, said to have begun as a sacred ritual and for warding off misfortune, and by the Edo period it had become a profession directly under the shogunate, widely enjoyed. This piece radiates the trust between monkey and master.
Number
D-145
Title
Monkey showman
Artist
Mori Sosen
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 30.5 × H 101 cm (Image) ・ W 41.5 × H 163 cm (Mount)
Condition: dameged by bug on the mount / trace of repair, slightly soiled on the image
Artist History
Mori Sosen was a painter from the late Edo period. His birthplace is unknown, but he was active in Osaka. He was a master of monkey paintings and the founder of the Mori school. He died in 1821 at the age of 75.
Price
380,000yen

Mori Sosen
【Monkey showman】

The meticulously rendered monkey by Mori Sosen is fine, but the lightly and gracefully drawn monkey is also quite good. The history of Monkey showman is ancient, said to have begun as a sacred ritual and for warding off misfortune, and by the Edo period it had become a profession directly under the shogunate, widely enjoyed. This piece radiates the trust between monkey and master.
Number
D-145
Title
Monkey showman
Artist
Mori Sosen
Detail
Materials : ink and colour on paper
wooden boxed
Size : W 30.5 × H 101 cm (Image) ・ W 41.5 × H 163 cm (Mount)
Condition: dameged by bug on the mount / trace of repair, slightly soiled on the image
Artist History
Mori Sosen was a painter from the late Edo period. His birthplace is unknown, but he was active in Osaka. He was a master of monkey paintings and the founder of the Mori school. He died in 1821 at the age of 75.
Price
380,000yen

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