Affen in Tempellaternen im Schnee | Mori Ippō 森一鳳 | 1798-1871 Fussball but these extend no further

but these extend no further than the centre of the picture

Morikage was interested in purely Japanese subjects

including the National Museum in Kyoto

The two birds are only related to each other

is the juxtaposition of this bird formula with the highly artistic and sophisticated lettering of the symbol for "long life" (kotobuki in Japanese)

Affen in Tempellaternen im Schnee | Mori Ippō 森一鳳 | 1798-1871 Fussball but these extend no furtherMori 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