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Fūgai Ekun
Hotei Sleeping on his Bagearly to mid-17th century

Not on view
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, with brushed East Asian script in upper half and a loosely painted ink figure of a hunched, robed form near the bottom
Ink on paper with three vertical columns of cursive Chinese or Japanese calligraphy in black ink on a pale tan ground, with a small circular red seal impression at upper right.

Fūgai Ekun, Hotei Sleeping on his Bag, early to mid-17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Murray Smith, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Fūgai Ekun
Japan, 1568-circa 1654
Title
Hotei Sleeping on his Bag
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 36 × 10 1/16 in. (91.44 × 25.56 cm) Mount: 65 3/4 × 12 5/8 in. (167.01 × 32.07 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Murray Smith
Accession Number
M.2018.256
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art