Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2) / Mori Sosen
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.61.1
- Title
- Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2)
- 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
- 199.39 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
- Two monkeys are seen at the base of a waterfall. They are painted in soft shades of gray and sit among plants. The monkey on the right fidgits with its hands, while the other looks over its shoulder at the waterfall.
- Subject Matter
- Two monkeys are seen at the base of a waterfall. They are painted in soft shades of gray and sit among plants. The monkey on the right fidgits with its hands, while the other looks over its shoulder at the waterfall. They appear relaxed, listless, or bored.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components of bodies of water
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 883 x 1480
- File Size
- 89 KB
- Record
- 1986/2.61.1
- Link to this Item
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"Monkeys by a Waterfall (pair with 1986/2.61.2); Mori Sosen." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.61.1/1986_2.61.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 02, 2024.
