Affen in Tempellaternen im Schnee | Mori Ippō 森一鳳 | 1798-1871 Fussball with his sack full of

with his sack full of riches

he gratefully accepted admission into the artist family of the almighty Kanō

meticulous observation of an animal lying in tense wait complement one another here in a masterful manner

but also through the original fresh blue of the mount

Morikage was interested in purely Japanese subjects

Affen in Tempellaternen im Schnee | Mori Ippō 森一鳳 | 1798-1871 Fussball with his sack full ofMori Ipp was a student of Mori Tetsuzan and was adopted by him, thus becoming part of the Mori family, which ran one of the most important painting schools in Kyoto in the 19th century. The subject of monkeys finding shelter in temple lanterns is a rare motif, but one that fits well with the Edo period (1603 1868). This was the era of bourgeois art, and the bourgeoisie loved narrative. They also appreciated solid craftsmanship (which most art buyers