布袋図 (Hotei zu)|Hotei and a Child
The Met
Artist: Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū) 小野通(Japanese, 1559/68–1631)
Date: dated 1624 (Genna 10)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 34 1/8 × 18 in. (86.7 × 45.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 65 × 19 3/8 in. (165.1 × 49.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 65 × 21 1/2 in. (165.1 × 54.6 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A scroll painting depicts a reclining bearded man with a kneeling child, and black calligraphy above
Detailed Description
The vertical scroll features a light brown background with a decorative border. The top and bottom edges have a narrow gold band, while the left and right sides have a wider dark green border adorned with gold swirling patterns. The upper half of the scroll contains multiple columns of black calligraphic text. From left to right, the columns read: "す", "の"; "み", "ち", "の", "お"; "み", "ち", "の", "お"; "す", "し"; "り", "は". The lower half of the scroll depicts two figures rendered in black ink with varying washes. A large, robust man with a beard and a bald head is shown reclining, resting his head on his right arm. He wears loose-fitting robes. To his left, a smaller figure, possibly a child, kneels on the ground, facing the larger man. This smaller figure has a topknot and wears simple garments, with one hand raised. The figures are positioned towards the bottom center of the scroll, with ample empty space above them.
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