A SUMI-E DEPICTING GIBBONS BY KANO EISHIN YASUNOBU (1614-1685)Ink on paperJapan, 17th centuryThe sumi-e (ink wash painting) depicts three animated gibbons, with their characteristically long arms, pointing and grasping at a waterfall which draws their attention. A leafy stalk of bamboo is seen to the right of the monkeys. Signed Hogan Eishin hitsu with seal. Shape: Rectangular painting in frameDimensions: 48 x 34 (painting)Condition: The painting in good condition with only minor white spotsProvenance: American private collectionAuction result comparison: Another painting of Gibbons by Kano Yasunobu was sold at Christie’s, Japanese and Korean Art, New York, March 24 2010, lot 615