Monkeys, July 1887, Mori Kansai, Japanese, 1814 - 1894, 17 x 52 7/16 in. ( x cm) (image)66 3/8 x 61 3/8 in. ( x cm) (without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, Mori Kansai was the grandson of Mori Sosen (1747–1821), who was famous for his paintings of monkeys—including a work hanging nearby. Kansai chose the same subject for this painting, but his approach was much looser and more spontaneous. Kansai used a wide, flat brush and did not render the hair as finely and meticulously as his grandfather did

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