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Monkeys Reaching for the Moon

Kanō Tan'yū1600s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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  • Title: Monkeys Reaching for the Moon
  • Creator: Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602-1674)
  • Date Created: 1600s
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 170 x 33.5 cm (66 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.478
  • Medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
  • Inscriptions: signed: "Tan'yūsai hitsu"
  • Department: Japanese Art
  • Culture: Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858)
  • Credit Line: Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
  • Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
  • Accession Number: 2015.478
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