Myriad of Hotei

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Kawanabe Kyoun

  • Meiji period, 1894
  • color on silk
  • hanging scroll

Paintings – Japanese / Asian Paintings

More than 120 Hotei and 50 Chinese children playing various games are depicted with superior expression of figure groups. It was painted by Kawanabe Kyoun (1860/63-1908) commissioned by Emperor Meiji. The mount was prepared at the Imperial Household Ministry, combining various refined textiles such as shokkokin.(「Passing Down Masterpieces」2020)

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Title/Name Myriad of Hotei
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Name
Artist/
Creator
Kawanabe Kyoun
Period/Era Meiji period
Century
Quantity hanging scroll
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Material/
Technique
color on silk
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Origin
Excavation
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Place
Tokyo Ibaraki
Provenance
Collection
No.
SZK000589
Category PaintingsJapanese / Asian Paintings
Cultural
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Myriad of Hotei

Myriad of Hotei

More than 120 Hotei and 50 Chinese children playing various games are depicted with superior expression of figure groups. It was painted by Kawanabe Kyoun (1860/63-1908) commissioned by Emperor Meiji. The mount was prepared at the Imperial Household Ministry, combining various refined textiles such as shokkokin.(「Passing Down Masterpieces」2020)