Leaping Monkey
Artist
Akio Takamori
(Japanese, 1950 - 2017)
Publisher
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date2012
MediumLithograph and inkjet print on Somerset Enhanced Velvet paper
DimensionsImage: 18 3/4 × 10 inches (47.63 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/4 × 13 1/4 inches (56.52 × 33.66 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/4 × 13 1/4 inches (56.52 × 33.66 cm)
Credit LineGift of C. Richard and Evelyn Belger
Object number2023.40.86
SignedSigned below the image: Akio T-------- 2012
MarkingsSigned below the image: Leaping Monkey LLW IMP
Edition/State/ProofLLW IMP
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionTwo bald, pot-bellied ceramic boys face each other while a grey monkey leaps over their heads. The boy on the left, facing right, has red circles on his cheeks and rudimentary red hands clutched to his chest. A black line across his stomach and down his proper right side suggests a belt or trousers, although his penis is visible. A red circle hovers over his hands. A darker red circle hovers over his forehead. The boy on the right, facing left, wears a pale chin strap visible across his proper left cheek but is otherwise nude. The leaping monkey is not ceramic but a drawing. It has pale grey fur with darker grey patches and a pink face, hands and feet.ProvenanceC. Richard Belger and Evelyn Craft Belger, Kansas City, MO;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Copyright© Estate of Akio Takamori
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