Monkeys

Inscriptions

Signature and seal

?–1990: Charlotte Van der Veer, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1990–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Artist: Mori Sosen (Japanese, 1747–1821)
Date: early 1800s
Medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Dimensions: Painting only: 34.2 x 45.2 cm (13 7/16 x 17 13/16 in.); Including mounting: 115.5 x 62.1 cm (45 1/2 x 24 7/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Japanese Art
Credit line: Bequest of Charlotte van der Veer
Accession no.: 1990.129

Monkey Hanging on to a Branch
Mori Sosen
1780 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010491
Monkeys on a Rock Ledge
Mori Sosen
c. 1800–1821 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010532
Monkeys in a Cherry Tree
Mori Sosen
c. 1800–1821 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010565
Monkeys in a Cherry Tree; Monkeys on a Rock Ledge
Mori Sosen
c. 1800–1821 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00010581