Hotei
1704
29.0 x 37.0 cm
Hotei (Chinese: Budai) is one of the most beloved characters of Zen Buddhism and is believed to be an avatar of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. Potbellied with a shaven head, this cheerful, blissful monk is said to have roamed the countryside in the late ninth to early tenth century in the area of Mount Siming, in southern China, carrying his few belongings in a patched cloth bag. Hotei was probably first portrayed in painting soon after his death and later entered the folklore of China and Japan as one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichi fukujin). In his ink paintings of august East Asian mythological and historical personages, Ogata Kōrin often portrayed the seven gods in a more playful aspect, as seen here.
小林光琳(1658 – 1716)
琳派の巨匠、尾形光琳(1658-1716)の世界を探索しましょう!代表作『アイリス(杜稿)』をはじめ、鮮やかな自然や梅の花などの名品をご紹介。日本美術史における極めて重要な人物です。
この作品について
- 作品名: Hotei
- 作家: 小林光琳
- 制作年: 1704
- 原寸サイズ: 29.0 x 37.0 cm
- 形式: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 管理番号: 2015.300.89
- 主要色: Rosy Brown
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia