

Hotei Pointing at the Moon by Fūgai Ekun: A black and white drawing of a man sitting on the ground pointing upwards. The man wears a robe that drapes over his left shoulder, and his right arm extends upwards with the index finger pointing. The man sits on the bottom-left, with the drawing on paper that has a light gray-beige color. A brown border surrounds the paper with a darker brown decorative pattern. There are several Japanese characters on the right side of the drawing, oriented vertically. Two large characters are on the right edge, with several lines of smaller characters to the left. A red seal stamp is placed near the center of the characters on the right side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1650
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 450 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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