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

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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