Monkey Climbing a Tree (pair with 1986/2.61.1) / Mori Sosen
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.61.2
- Title
- Monkey Climbing a Tree (pair with 1986/2.61.1)
- Artist
- Mori Sosen
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, 1747 - 1821)
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1807-1821
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Style/Group/Movement
- Naturalist
- Inscription
- Signed at lower right corner: Sosen; Two artist's seals follow the signature.
- Dimensions
- 199.4 cm x 72.4 cm (78 1/2 in. x 28 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Physical Description
- A monkey climbs up a tree, grasping at the branches with his hands and feet. The image uses soft colors, and the monkey almost appears to be leaning or falling away from the tree. The top right corner appears gray.
- Subject Matter
- A monkey climbs up a tree, grasping at the branches with his hands and feet. The image uses soft colors, and the monkey almost appears to be leaning or falling away from the tree. This gray-tone image appears serious and somber rather than playful. A storm may be on its way.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- evergreens
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 895 x 1468
- File Size
- 175 KB
- Record
- 1986/2.61.2
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.61.2/1986_2.61.2.jpg
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"Monkey Climbing a Tree (pair with 1986/2.61.1); Mori Sosen." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.61.2/1986_2.61.2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.
