小野通筆 布袋唐子図|Hotei with a Child
The Met
Artist: Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū)(Japanese, 1559/68–1631)
Date: 1624
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 24 5/8 × 16 1/16 in. (62.6 × 40.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 68 1/2 × 21 9/16 in. (174 × 54.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 68 1/2 × 23 11/16 in. (174 × 60.2 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A large, smiling, reclining figure, a smaller figure looking up, and calligraphic text above
Detailed Description
A vertical artwork features a central rectangular area of aged, light brown paper, framed by decorative borders. The top and bottom borders are dark green bands with a repeating pattern of gold four-petal flowers. The side borders are light beige with a subtle, repeating pattern of small, light brown dots. The central area is divided into two main sections. The upper section, occupying about the top third, features several columns of black calligraphic text written vertically from right to left. The calligraphy is in a flowing, cursive style, with varying line thickness and length across the columns. The lower two-thirds of the central area depict two figures drawn with light gray-black outlines. The larger figure is positioned prominently in the center, reclining. This figure has a round, bald head, a smiling face with closed eyes, a mustache, and a small beard. The figure's body is large and round, draped in loose robes that obscure the limbs. The figure appears to be lying on its side, facing towards the left. To the lower left of the large reclining figure, a smaller figure is depicted. This figure is kneeling or crouching, facing upwards towards the larger figure. The small figure has a topknot hairstyle and is wearing simple, loose clothing with a sash around the waist. The background of the central area is a plain, light brown, with some subtle discoloration or aging visible across the surface.
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