was a

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painter of the

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during the

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. Mori Sosen is famous for his many paintings depicting monkeys. He also painted other animals, such as deers, boars, and peafowl. Robert van Gulik called him "an undisputed master" of the painting of the Japanese macaque. When a gibbon was brought in Japan by the Dutch in 1809, creating somewhat of a sensation (gibbons had long been depicted by Japanese artists, based on Chinese paintings of the animal, but no one in Japan had seen a live gibbon for centuries), it was Mori who had created a graphic record of this event as well. It is unknown whether he was born in

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, or

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, but he lived in Osaka for most of his life.

Gallery

Mori Sosen BaikaEnkou-zu.jpg, ''Monkeys in a plum tree'' Apes in a persimmon-tree.jpg, ''Apes in a persimmon-tree'' File:Mori Sosen - Hanging Scroll- Monkeys - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Monkeys'' File:Two Monkeys LACMA M.71.100.163.jpg, ''Two monkeys'' File:'Monkeys Playing with a Crab' by Mori Sosen, 1787, Dayton Art Institute.JPG, ''Monkeys playing with a crab'' File:Monkeys in a Blossoming Cherry Tree, 1 of 2, Mori Sosen, Japan, Edo period, early 1800s, ink and color on silk - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01127.jpg, ''Monkeys in a blossoming cherry tree'' File:Mori Sosen, singes dans les pins devant une cascade.jpg, ''Monkeys in the pines in front of a waterfall'' File:Mori Sosen Monkeys in the snow.jpg, ''Monkeys in the snow'' File:First-gibbon-in-Japan.png, Graphic record of the first gibbon imported to Japan. File:Mori Sosen Kujaku-zu.jpg, ''Peacock'' File:Mori Sosen ShuzanYuen-zu(left).jpg, Painting of a couple of deer, with two monkeys in a tree. File:Wild Boar amidst Autumn Flowers and Grasses LACMA M.2009.20.jpg, ''Wild boar amidst autumn flowers and grasses''

References

Japanese painters Animal artists 1747 births 1821 deaths {{Japan-painter-stub