# Monkeys on a Rock Ledge

**Mori Sosen** (Japanese, 1747–1821)  
c. 1800–1821  
hanging scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on silk  
Framed: 121.7 x 63.5 cm (47 15/16 x 25 in.); Overall: 110.5 x 53.4 cm (43 1/2 x 21 in.); with borders: 115.5 x 57 cm (45 1/2 x 22 7/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1998.425.2. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.425.2).

## About this work

Mori Sosen painted this in about 1800–1821, aged about 53. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Mori Sosen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/mori-sosen)

Japanese, 1747–1821

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- The artist was about 53
- Real size: about 44 × 21 in (111 × 53 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 18 × 24 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 18th century
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/755.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/755/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/monkeys-on-a-rock-ledge-cma-160680).