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Hotei

late 1300s–early 1400s

Kichizan Minchō 吉山 明兆

(Japanese, 1352–1431)
Culture
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper
Measurements
Image: 77.5 x 31 cm (30 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.); Overall: 160 x 43.8 cm (63 x 17 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1978.5
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented hanging scroll in black ink and slight color depicts Hotei, a smiling man with light skin tone facing right, his belly exposed. He wears a dark, draped robe beside a white bag. Above him, a gnarled pine branch with short, needle-like strokes extends across the top. To the right, rocky peaks are rendered with gestural washes and fine streaks. Red square seals and black calligraphy sit in the lower right.

Hotei

late 1300s–early 1400s

Kichizan Minchō

(Japanese, 1352–1431)
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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