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Teisai Hokuba
Sketch of the God of Longevity: Fukurokujucirca 1840

Not on view
Japanese ink print of a short elderly man with an extremely elongated bald head, wearing layered robes, standing before a torii gate with a blossoming tree branch and Japanese calligraphy

Teisai Hokuba, Sketch of the God of Longevity: Fukurokuju, circa 1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Simms, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Teisai Hokuba
Title
Sketch of the God of Longevity: Fukurokuju
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1840
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ink drawing from an album; ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 9/16 in. (27.31 x 19.21 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Simms
Accession Number
M.2000.122.11
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art