Gibbon

This painting shows a monkey reaching upward into the void from the branch where he sits.

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Maker(s)
Artist: Shugetsu (1440?-1529)
Historical period(s)
Muromachi period, late 15th-early 16th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 93.8 Ɨ 32.8 cm (36 15/16 Ɨ 12 15/16 in)
Geography
Japan
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Keetch and Charles L. Vincent
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1996.29
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Hanging scroll

Keywords
Buddhism, Japan, kakemono, monkey, Muromachi period (1333 - 1573)
Provenance

To 1996
Mary Vincent, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Charles Linwood Vincent, Washington, DC, purchased in the United States [1]

From 1996
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary Vincent, Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Charles Linwood Vincent, Washington, DC [2]

Notes:

[1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See Acquisition Consideration Form, copy in object file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mary Vincent
Charles Linwood Vincent

Description

This painting shows a monkey reaching upward into the void from the branch where he sits.

Inscription(s)

One seal of the artist.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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