

Disguised or Transformed Hotei by Isoda Koryūsai. A group of people on the floor; two are children, one an adult woman and one an older man. The woman wearing a kimono in orange, green, and white sits on the floor to the right with an infant on her lap. To her right, another child sits on the floor. Behind the woman, another woman wearing a kimono sits on the floor. The older man sits furthest to the left on the floor. The background shows a room with tatami flooring, sliding doors, and a screen divider. The sliding doors are beige and green striped. The screen divider is brown with a white diamond pattern. The wall has a hanging scroll with a pine tree and a window with birds outside.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1769
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 467 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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