小野通筆 布袋唐子図|Hotei with a Child
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
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession Number
2015.300.75
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the serene world of early Edo-period Japan, Ono no Ozū (also known as Ono no Ts), a talented female painter and daughter of a samurai, captured everyday joy in her 1624 hanging scroll *Hotei with a Child*. This ink-on-paper work depicts Hotei, of Japan's beloved Seven Lucky Gods—often portrayed as a plump, laughing monk with a sack of treasures—playfully interacting with a lively child. Created during the peaceful Tokugawa shogunate (1615–1868), the painting reflects a growing appreciation for intimate, humanistic scenes amid Japan's cultural flourishing. Ono no Ozū's mastery shines in her...