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Yōgetsu
Gibbon Reaching for the Reflection of the Moonearly 16th century

Not on view
Japanese hanging scroll, ink painting of a monkey crouched on mossy rocks above rippling water, with a white circular reflection, loose expressive brushwork in gray and black ink, gold silk brocade mount

Yōgetsu, Gibbon Reaching for the Reflection of the Moon, early 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Far Eastern Art Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Yōgetsu
Japan, active 1485
Title
Gibbon Reaching for the Reflection of the Moon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 16th century
Period
Muromachi period (1392-1573)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26 1/2 × 15 in. (67.31 × 38.1 cm) Mount: 60 3/4 × 20 3/8 in. (154.31 × 51.75 cm)
Credit Line
Far Eastern Art Council Fund
Accession Number
M.83.36
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.