Hotei. Artist: Kano Takanobu (Japanese, 1571-1618). Calligrapher: Tetsuzan Sodon (Japanese, 1532-1617). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 27 1/2 x 15 in. (69.9 x 38.1 cm)Overall with mounting: 59 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (151.1 x 47.6 cm)Overall with rollers: 59 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (151.1 x 52.1 cm). Date: dated 1616.Hotei (Chinese: Budai), a popular figure in the Zen pantheon, is often depicted as a chubby, good-humored monk carrying a large sack. A semihistorical figure, he is believed to have lived in southern China in the late ninth century and was eventually recognized as a manifestation of Miroku (Sanskrit: Maitreya), the Buddha of the Future.The inscription is excerpted from a eulogy for Budai by the Song-dynasty Daoist master Bai Yuchan (1194-1229), who integrated Chan (Zen) teachings of enlightenment into his philosophy. The inscription was transcribed in bold, cursive, and highly expressive calligraphy by Tetsuzan Sodon, a leading Zen monk-scholar who served as an abbot of Myoshinj

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Hotei. Artist: Kano Takanobu (Japanese, 1571-1618). Calligrapher: Tetsuzan Sodon (Japanese, 1532-1617). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 27 1/2 x 15 in. (69.9 x 38.1 cm)Overall with mounting: 59 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (151.1 x 47.6 cm)Overall with rollers: 59 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (151.1 x 52.1 cm). Date: dated 1616.Hotei (Chinese: Budai), a popular figure in the Zen pantheon, is often depicted as a chubby, good-humored monk carrying a large sack. A semihistorical figure, he is believed to have lived in southern China in the late ninth century and was eventually recognized as a manifestation of Miroku (Sanskrit: Maitreya), the Buddha of the Future.The inscription is excerpted from a eulogy for Budai by the Song-dynasty Daoist master Bai Yuchan (1194-1229), who integrated Chan (Zen) teachings of enlightenment into his philosophy. The inscription was transcribed in bold, cursive, and highly expressive calligraphy by Tetsuzan Sodon, a leading Zen monk-scholar who served as an abbot of Myoshinj

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