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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.
Tags: modern times, year round
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.
Tags: modern times
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。
Tags: modern times, year round
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
Mori Sosen / A deer
As expected from Sosen, who specialized in painting monkeys, his expression of the texture of the stiff fur is superb.
2023年2月3日
Mori Ippo / Snow on the willows and two crows
A snow-covered willow tree and two crows. A simple everyday scene depicted with an exquisite composition. This is a work with a unique elegance that is characteristic of Ippo, who based his work on sketching.
Tags: modern times
2020年9月19日
Mori Ippo / Hakuzosu(The fox spirit) under the moon
Hakuzosu is said to be a fox spirit disguised as a monk. Hakuzosu stands alone in a withered autumn field. Looking up at the moon, what is he thinking?
2023年2月16日
Mori Ippo / Carp
This work was exhibited at the exhibition “Real-The Most Oddity” held at the Fuchu Art Museum in 2018.
Tags: closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, latter half of the Edo period, modern times
2024年4月29日
Mio Goseki / Cat
A weasel chasing a mouse, and a cat catching the weasel. This work tells an epitome of the law of the jungle. Next to the signature is the inscription “Rin-ne (Samsara)”.
Tags: modern times, year round
2020年8月22日
Meiji and Taisho period / Reunion of The Sanzu-no-Kawa (Sanzu River)
This painting depicts a moment of joy with a lover who has crossed the Sanzu River and reunited. It may be the very proof of love that we can recognize each other even when we are bones.
Tags: closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate, latter half of the Edo period, modern times, modern times
2024年8月17日
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