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Fūgai Ekun
Hotei Crossing a Streamearly to mid-17th century

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Japanese hanging scroll with ink painting of a seated, bald, large-bellied figure holding a staff, rendered in loose brushwork on a pale ground, mounted in gold-and-teal brocade

Fūgai Ekun, Hotei Crossing a Stream, 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 Crossing a Stream
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions
Image: 26 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (67.31 x 30.79 cm); Mount: 61 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (157.16 x 42.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Murray Smith
Accession Number
AC1999.253.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art