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Sosetsu, Mori 祖雪 森 ( ? - ?)

Monkey with grasshopper Signed: Sosetsu sha Date: ca. 1825 Size: 162 x 41.8 cms (mounting) 89 x 30.5 cms (painting) 64 x 16 inch (mounting) 35 x 12 inch (painting) Technique: colours on silk Condition: Chûberi of green&gold silk brocade, top and bottom of light-brown silk, gold&brown ichimonji and futai, brown wooden rollers, fitted wooden box, very good overall condition: this scroll has been recently professionally remounted using the original 19th century materials; the top part of the mounting shows some ancient repairs, but this new mounting will add another 100 years to its life! Price: 2400 Euro Literature: Roberts, p. 162 Signature: See signature Detail: See detail Mounting: See mounting