Monkeys in Trees
Sesshû Tôyô
(Japanese, 1420–1506)
17th–18th century
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper
Dimensions160.6 x 353.2 cm (63 1/4 x 139 1/16 in.)
Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession number11.4141
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ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of the Kii branch of the Tokugawa family, acquired by Ernest F. Fenollosa during his residence in Japan from 1878-1886. In 1886, the Fenollosa Collection was purchased by Charles Goddard Weld and bequeathed to the Museum upon his death in 1911.
1840 (Tenpô 11)
1840 (Tenpô 11)
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
17th century
17th century
17th century
17th century
16th–17th centuries
16th–17th century
Kanbun era (1661–73)
mid 19th century
1870 (Meiji 3)