Hotei With A Child — Ono No Ozū (ono No Tsū)

Hotei with a Child

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ono no ozū (ono no tsū) (1567 - 1631)

Discover Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū), a Japanese noblewoman renowned for her calligraphy, poetry, painting, and music. Explore her artistic legacy in Kyoto.

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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.”