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Monkeys at Play

late 18th century–before 1807

Medium

Diptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

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Dimensions

Each: 26 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (67.9 x 15.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Mori Sosen

1747–1821 • Japan

Specialized in painting macaques and many other types of animals based on first-hand study.

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