Monkeys in a Cherry Tree

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Artist: Mori Sosen (Japanese, 1747–1821)
Date: c. 1800–1821
Medium: hanging scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on silk
Dimensions: framed: height 1.217 m, width 0.635 m; overall: height 1.105 m, width 0.534 m; with borders: height 1.155 m, width 0.57 m
Origin: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #977449 · 70%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #614F37 · 7%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AA8659 · 5%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #7E6340 · 5%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #94A394 · 4%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #473E31 · 4%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #725B3C · 4%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #D2C0A5 · 1%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #B39E7D · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #787963 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #8A795E · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #877F61 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #87806B · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #68685C · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A2773B · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #905744 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #596166 · <1%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #76413A · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift of Frederick S. C. Perry

10 tags

Animals Visual · 100%

Several recognizable monkeys are visibly grouped on and around the central branches.
Flora Both · 99%

Flowering branches and scattered blossoms are clearly visible throughout the composition, and the title identifies the tree as a cherry tree.

Sparse Visual · 97%

Large areas of relatively open silk remain around the monkeys and branches, producing a spacious, uncluttered composition.
Asymmetrical Visual · 96%

The main trunk is concentrated along the right side, while branches and monkeys extend diagonally across the open field.
Earth Tones Visual · 96%

Muted browns, warm grays, and subdued reddish blossom accents dominate the image.
Blurred Visual · 90%

The monkeys are modeled with soft, diffuse washes that partially dissolve their contours against the silk ground.

East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 94%

The catalog identifies ink and color on silk, while the image visibly uses diluted washes with more defined brush lines in an East Asian ink-painting manner.
Hanging Scroll Metadata · 100%

The catalog identifies the object as a hanging scroll, mounted and framed.

19th Century Art Metadata · 93%

The catalog dates the work c. 1800–1821, overlapping the nineteenth century.

Japanese Art Metadata · 100%

The work is identified by the Cleveland Museum of Art as Japanese art from Japan.

Mori Sosen (Japanese, 1747–1821). Monkeys in a Cherry Tree. Cleveland Museum of Art.