Mori Sosen

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Apes in a persimmon-tree
Apes in a persimmon-tree

Mori Sosen (1747-1821[1]) was a Japanese painter of the Shijō school during the Edo period. He is famous for his many paintings depicting apes and other animals. It is unknown whether he was born in Nagasaki or Nishinomiya, but he lived in Osaka for most of his life.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Great Japan Exhibition: Art of the Edo Period 1600-1868, ISBN:0297780352
  2. ^ Sosen Frame
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