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森狙仙筆　烏骨鶏図|Silkies

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森狙仙筆　烏骨鶏図|Silkies

before 1807

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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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)

Collection

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

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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