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Silkies by Mori Sosen — VisualArtsDB

Silkies

Silkies

1747–1806

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)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)

Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)

Mori Sosen, 1800

Monkey

Monkey

Mori Sosen, 1700

Monkeys on a Fruit Tree

Monkeys on a Fruit Tree

Mori Sosen, 1867

Case (Inrō) with Design of Seated Monkey Looking at a Wasp (obverse); Crabs with Fan beside Waves (reverse)

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Mori Sosen, 1800

Monkeys at Play

Monkeys at Play

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