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Hotei and Buddhist Sutra / Akiyama Wakō - Hotei
- Product ID
- 0306
- Name
- Akiyama Wakō
- Profile
A Japanese Buddhist priest. In 1948, born in Kanagawa Pref. Pupil of 福家俊明 Fuke Shunmyō. Studied at the Enjō-ji temple.
- Size
- 710mm x 1920mm
- Roller End Material
Decorative wood coated with black "urushi" (lacquer)- Material of the Work
- Japanese paper
- Price
- JPY70,000
- Stock Condition
- In stock
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- Description
Akiyama Wakō is a modern Buddhist priest and an artist who is popular for his tasteful calligraphy and painting. In this work, a Buddhist priest named Hotei, who is said to have existed around the Tang dynasty is drawn with gentle brush strokes. In Japan, Hotei is known as one of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune rather than as a Buddhist priest and is popular for his smiling face and plump body. Also in this artwork, those characteristics are impressively expressed with the light brush strokes by the painter. In the text of fewer than 300 characters at the bottom of the screen, the Heart Sutra, which is said to explain the essence of Mahayana Buddhism is written. This work is filled with Buddhist virtue.