Mori Sosen “Deer”

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Title	“Deer”／Ink on paper
Overall size
Artwork size
Artist	Mori Sosen (1747?~1821)
Date Created	After 1804
Price	￥800,000（excluding tax ）

　Mori Sosen, known as “Sosen the Monkey Painter” for his skillful use of hair drawing techniques to depict monkeys, also excelled at depicting deer.
　Although this work is painted exclusively in ink, Sosen manipulates the various expressions of the ink to skillfully depict different textures, from soft body hair to hard, dry horns. The closer one looks at the work, the more one is amazed by Sosen’s masterful painting technique. The forelegs grasping the ground and the powerful eyes gazing at a single point are filled with a vitality that transcends the motif of the painting.
　Based on the seal and signature, it is thought that this work was created in the Bunka 4 (1807), shortly after he changed his name from “祖仙” to “狙仙”. The powerful gaze of the stag gazing at the waterfall in the background suggests the spirit of the artist who changed his name and made a fresh start on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

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Mori Sosen (1747?~1821) was a painter of the late Edo period. He was first called 祖仙, but changed his name to 狙仙 after the Bunka 4(1807). He excelled at realistic and delicate animal paintings and gained popularity mainly in Osaka.

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