森狙仙筆 烏骨鶏図|Silkies
Mori Sosen
before 1807
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 33 3/4 x 51 in. (85.7 x 129.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 72 5/8 x 60 1/16 in. (184.5 x 152.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 63 9/16 in. (161.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fishbein-Bender Collection, Gift of T. Richard Fishbein and Estelle P. Bender, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2019
Accession Number
2019.419.3
Tags
Chickens
About the Artist
Mori Sosen · 1747–1821
Specialized in painting macaques and many other types of animals based on first-hand study.