Monkey Trainers and Scenes of Chinese Life

Kano Yasunobu, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century

Look first

Show me

Monkey Trainers and Scenes of Chinese Life, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century. Ink and light colors on paper.

Ink and light colors on paper · Painting: 156 × 358 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

What do you notice now?

Try a quick sketch

Take a minute to sketch on any paper. No upload needed.

What did you draw first? What did you leave out?

Museum title: Monkey Trainers and Scenes of Chinese Life (耕作図屏風)
Artist: Kano Yasunobu (狩野安信) Japanese, 1613–1685
Date: Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century
Medium: Ink and light colors on paper
Dimensions: Painting: 156 × 358 cm (61 7/16 × 141 in.); 170.4 × 372 cm (67 1/8 × 146 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Harry and Harriet Bernbaum in memory of Keren-Or Bernbaum
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1613–1685

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.