Hotei

Hotei by Kano Takanobu, a Japanese painting of a rotund man with a large stomach standing and holding a staff. The man has a long white beard and is wearing a simple robe. He has one arm raised behind him holding a staff. The painting is on a beige background with a border of green and gold patterned paper. There are several lines of Japanese text written in black ink on the top half of the painting. The text is arranged in vertical columns. Two red seals are visible on the left side of the painting. The man is centered in the bottom half of the painting.