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DiaporamaHotei with a Child
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
- Japanese Edo Period Painting
1624
63.0 x 41.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)
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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.”
About this artwork
- Title: Hotei with a Child
- Artist: ono no ozū (ono no tsū)
- Year: 1624
- Original dimensions: 63.0 x 41.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movement: Japanese Edo Period Painting
- Medium type: WallArt
- Color palette: Neutrals
Quick Facts
- Artist: Ono no Ozū
- Medium: Ink on paper
- Notable elements or techniques: Calligraphy inscription
- Dimensions: 63 × 41 cm
- Artistic style: Japanese painting
- Year: 1624
- Location: Mary Griggs Burke Collection
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