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Monkeys by a Stream

Nagasawa Rosetsuc. 1796

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Considered protective deities in the Shinto religion, monkeys were first depicted in Japanese narrative scroll paintings during the 12th and 13th centuries. Monkeys, which are found throughout the mountainous and wooded areas of Japan, became a favorite subject of many later Japanese artists, including Rosetsu. In this painting the monkeys display human qualities, especially curiosity. One monkey stares directly out of the painting toward the viewer; the other contemplates something in the distance.

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  • Title: Monkeys by a Stream
  • Creator: Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754-1799)
  • Date Created: c. 1796
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 164.4 x 95.4 cm (64 3/4 x 37 9/16 in.)
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.192
  • Medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Original Title: 水辺に猿図
  • Inscriptions: Inscription: 平安蘆雪寫意; Transliteration: Heian Rosetsu shai; Sealed: 魚
  • Department: Japanese Art
  • Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
  • Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
  • Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
  • Accession Number: 1985.192
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