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
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Chickens
About the Artist
Mori Sosen · 1747–1821
Specialized in painting macaques and many other types of animals based on first-hand study.