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Three Monkeys

Three Monkeys

PaintingsJapanese

Three Monkeys

possibly 19th century

Artists

Unknown ArtistArtist

Mori Sosen 森狙仙Previous attribution

Description

In this hanging scroll, executed in ink and color on paper, three monkeys – two adults and a baby – sit gathered together on the ground amid a small cluster of sparse grasses and vegetation. The baby sits in profile and looks upward at one of the adults, who is likewise looking upward to the left. Another adult monkey sits behind the first adult, facing front, with its proper right hand resting on his companion’s shoulder. A dated inscription and two red square intaglio seals appear at the lower right edge of the painting.

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: H. 77.5 x W. 47.9 cm (30 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.) mounting, inlcuding suspension core and roller ends: H. 176.2 x W. 67.5 cm (69 3/8 x 26 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Louis V. Ledoux Collection, New York (by 1948), by descent; to his son L. Pierre Ledoux, New York (1948-2001), by inheritance; to his widow Joan F. Ledoux, New York, (2001-2013), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013. Footnotes: 1. Louis V. Ledoux (1880-1948) 2. L. Pierre Ledoux (1912-2001) 3. On long term loan to Harvard Art Museums from 1981 to 2013.

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