Hotei with a Child

1624
Not on view
Ono no Ozū, renowned for her flamboyant brushwork, was one of the most prominent female calligraphers in premodern Japan. Here, her inscription above a picture of the Buddhist deity Hotei looking kindly at a child reads: “The eye that regards the innocent child / is a friendly soul outside this soiled world.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 小野通筆 布袋唐子図
  • Title: Hotei with a Child
  • Artist: Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū) (Japanese, 1567–1631)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 1624
  • Culture: Japan
  • 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)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.300.75
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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