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Sōha
Hoteimid-late 16th century

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Hanging scroll painted in ink on tan silk, depicting a heavyset seated figure in flowing robes holding a bamboo staff, with vertical columns of East Asian calligraphy above

Sōha, Hotei, mid-late 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sōha
Japan, died circa 1600
Title
Hotei
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-late 16th century
Period
Muromachi period (1392-1573) or Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (67.96 x 35.24 cm); Mount: 56 13/16 x 18 7/16 in. (144.30 x 46.83 cm)
Credit Line
Los Angeles County Fund
Accession Number
63.28
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Little, Stephen, and Tushara Bindu Gude. Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art across Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2025.

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