Scroll Painting Item Number: N2.1259 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black and red imagery depicting seven monkeys in a pine tree; image is mounted on a silk brocade hanging scroll. Scroll is attached at the bottom to a wooden baton and at the top to a wooden strip with a checked black and white string for hanging.
Narrative
Artist name in Japanese is 森狙仙. The painting is signed 祖仙寫 (Painted by Sosen) with his seal.
Item History
- Made by Sosen Mori (Maker) in Japan before 1821
- Collected between 1911 and 1914
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Sosen Mori (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Creation Date
- before 1821
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1914
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- paintings
- Condition
- fair