Monkeys on a Rock Ledge

Inscriptions

signature on left

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: 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.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Japanese Art
Credit line: Gift of Frederick S. C. Perry
Accession no.: 1998.425.2

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Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
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