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Kanō Tan'yū (school of)
Gibbonearly to mid-17th century

Not on view
Vertical hanging scroll painted in sepia-toned ink on cream ground, depicting a monkey hanging by one arm from a branch, with a long curling tail and a red seal inscription at lower left

Kanō Tan'yū (school of), Gibbon, early to mid-17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Hans and Margot Ries, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kanō Tan'yū (school of)
Japan, 1602-1674
Title
Gibbon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 39 1/8 x 16 in. (99.4 x 40.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Hans and Margot Ries
Accession Number
AC1997.182.13
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen, Tushara Bindu Gude, Karina Romero Blanco, Silvia Seligson, Marco Antonio Karam. Las Huellas de Buda. Ciudad de México : Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2018.