Antique Japanese framed scroll painting by the artist Mori Sosen (1747-1821), Japanese painter of the Shijō school during the Edo period. Although he did paint other animals and birds, Sosen is most famous for his paintings monkeys. In this painting, a mother monkey grooms her young one. Her expression is one of intent concentration while her little monkey protests. Sosen was a master at painting monkeys, delineating every hair and creating a soft effect. Painted in sumi ink and light colors on silk. Signed and seal of Mori Sosen
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868)
Dimensions: Total size: 52 1/4" high x 19 5/8" wide. Size of art: 41 3/4" high x 15" wide
Japanese Antique Framed Painting of Monkeys by Mori Sosen
$4,000.00
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