Jurōjin

early 19th century

Not on view

Jurōjin, said to have lived in China at the end of the eleventh century, is shown as an old man with a long beard. He carries a staff (in some representations this is replaced by a scroll) and is accompanied by a deer. In Japan he is numbered as one of seven lucky gods. Emblematic of felicitous longevity, his image is especially appropriate in celebration of the new year.

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狩野探信筆　寿老人図
Title: Jurōjin
Artist: Kano Tanshin Moromichi (Japanese, 1785–1835)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: Image: 36 1/2 in. × 15 in. (92.7 × 38.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 71 × 20 in. (180.3 × 50.8 cm)
Overall with knobs: 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.54
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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