Monkeys in a Cherry Tree

Mori Sosen, c. 1800–1821

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Monkeys in a Cherry Tree, c. 1800–1821. hanging scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on silk.

hanging scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on silk · Framed: 121.7 x 63.5 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Monkeys in a Cherry Tree
Artist: Mori Sosen (Japanese, 1747–1821)
Date: c. 1800–1821
Medium: hanging scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Framed: 121.7 x 63.5 cm (47 15/16 x 25 in.); Overall: 110.5 x 53.4 cm (43 1/2 x 21 in.); with borders: 115.5 x 57 cm (45 1/2 x 22 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Frederick S. C. Perry
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1747–1821

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