Monkeys

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Artist: Gyokutei Katsu (Japanese)
Date: c. 1800
Medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: painting only: height 1.2 m, width 0.403 m; including mounting: height 1.95 m, width 0.508 m
Origin: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Holding institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8A725B · 34%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #AC937C · 20%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #4D3C31 · 19%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A18870 · 14%

Rainworn Cedar · Brown family · #6C5645 · 8%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #1D1F24 · 2%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #30261F · 1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #817252 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9E7247 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #BEA58E · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #433536 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3E3C2E · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #6D3F30 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #6D6649 · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #756B62 · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #313731 · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #8C5952 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #605257 · <1%

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Image provider: cleveland-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Kelvin Smith Fund

8 tags

Animals Both · 99%

Two recognizable monkeys are the central depicted subjects, and the catalog title is Monkeys.

Sparse Visual · 95%

Large areas of pale, lightly marked paper remain open around the monkeys and fragmentary landscape elements, producing a notably sparse composition.
Earth Tones Visual · 96%

The reproduction is dominated by muted brown, gray, beige, and near-black tones from the ink and paper ground.

Hanging Scroll Both · 99%

The catalog identifies the object as a hanging scroll, and the image visibly shows a tall vertical painting with mounted textile borders.
East Asian Ink-and-Wash Painting Both · 99%

The catalog specifies ink on paper, and the image visibly shows concentrated and diluted ink washes characteristic of East Asian ink-and-wash painting.

Pre-20th Century Art Metadata · 98%

The work is dated c. 1800, with a catalog date range of 1795–1805, placing it broadly in pre-20th-century art.

Japanese Art Metadata · 99%

The Cleveland Museum of Art identifies the work as Japanese Art and gives its place of origin as Japan.

Use of Paper Both · 99%

Paper is identified in the catalog as the painting’s support and is visibly the primary ground of the work.

Gyokutei Katsu (Japanese). Monkeys. Cleveland Museum of Art.