Monkeys Reaching for the Moon

1600s

Kano Tan’yū

Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674)

Japanese Art

Monkeys Reaching for the Moon, 1600s. Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk; painting: 170 x 33.9 cm (66 15/16 x 13 3/8 in.); overall with knobs: 234 x 40.1 cm (92 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III 2015.478

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Kanō Tan'yū
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Medium: hanging, scroll, ink, light, color, silk
Dimensions: Painting: 170 x 33.9 cm (66 15/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 234 x 40.1 cm (92 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed: "Tan'yūsai hitsu"
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 2015.478
Credit Line: Gift from the Collection of George Gund III
Rights Statement: CC0