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Monkeys

Mori SosenEdo period, 1787

Nomura Museum of Art

Nomura Museum of Art
Kyoto, Japan

 当初狩野派を学んだ森狙仙(1747~1821)は後に応挙の影響を受けて、写実的な絵画を目ざして身近な動物をよく描き、とくに猿を精細に描写したことで知られる。母猿とそれにまといつく3匹の小猿を描いた本図は、人間の母子を彷彿させ、おもわずほほえみを誘われる。

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  • Title: Monkeys
  • Creator Lifespan: 1747 - 1821
  • Creator Nationality: Japan
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Osaka
  • Creator Birth Place: Osaka
  • Date: Edo period, 1787
  • Location Created: Japan
  • painter: Mori Sosen
  • Provenance: Nomura Bunka Zaidan
  • Type: painting
Nomura Museum of Art

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