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Muromachi-Momoyama period / Plum and three wise monkeys


“The three wise monkeys” are a Japanese pictorial maxim, embodying the proverbial principle “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil (mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru)”. This work was painted during the Muromachi period.

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2023年11月6日

Murakami Kagaku / Mottled cow


Kagaku was selected for the 9th Bunten exhibition in 1915, and often painted pictures of oxen plowing a field around that time.

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2020年5月22日

Munakata Shiko / Carp


The calmly swimming carp, cool blue color, and folds on the fan surface give it a tasteful appearance.

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2020年6月7日

Mori Tetsuzan / A rabbit in Autumn


Mori Tetsuzan was an expert at painting animals, and he accurately captured the characteristics of the rabbit with his brush.

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2024年4月14日

Mori Sosen / Tiger in the snow


The tiger is drawn with ink, but it is full of realism and conveys a lively appearance. There is an inscription on the box by Japanese painter Kawamura Manshu.

2021年5月2日

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.

2024年6月7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.

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2025年9月17日

Mori Sosen / Monkey playing with bamboo


Among Sosen’s monkeys, this one is drawn with a dynamic energy, almost like a sketch. His keen insight into the monkey’s quick movements is truly impressive.

2022年1月29日

Mori Sosen / Monkey parent and child


一体何をしている場面なのでしょうか。親猿が警戒しているのを、子猿が不思議そうに眺めているようにも見えますが、こんなところにも狙仙ならではのリアリティを感じます。

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2021年2月20日

Mori Sosen / Hirsute Raspberries and a monkey


Sosen, who excelled in painting monkeys, is said to have spent several years observing monkeys in the mountains and fields. This is a heartwarming piece depicting a monkey engrossed in eating Hirsute Raspberries.

2024年2月20日

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