Monkeys
1800
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1800
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Monkeys is a 1800 unspecified by Gyokutei Katsu, a Romanticism work, depicting monkey, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
Gyokutei Katsu painted three monkeys perched on a branch. They don’t act like cute pets. One covers its mouth, one its ears, one its eyes in a set of gestures that look like warnings. These images were popular in Japan during the Edo period when artists used animals to teach moral lessons. The Cleveland Museum of Art has this small work in its collection.
