About This Print
The god of good fortune, happiness and laughter Hotei, one of the seven shichifujujin (gods of good fortune), resting in his sack filled with toys and treasures for the flocks of children who swarm around him everywhere.This print was included in one of the volumes of Kaiga kōshūroku (Painting training book), a series of correspondence training books teaching subscribers how to paint. Each issue contained five examples of paintings reproduced as woodblock prints, along with an explanation of each painting. The books were issued on a quarterly basis by Dai Nihon Kaiga Kōshūkai 大日本絵画講習会.
Artists who contributed paintings in addition to Yoshimune were
last revision:
Compare Yoshimune's handling of Hotei in his sack with a drawing of Hokusai's (1760-1849) shown below.
Hotei, the god of good fortune, one of the seven lucky gods, facing front
with his head resting on his hands, peering out through an opening in his bottomless bag of goods.
Katsushika Hokusai, between 1830-1850
drawing on thin handmade paper : ink wash, color ; 26.9 x 19.2 cm (sheet)
Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #1961 |
| Title/Description | Hotei 布袋 |
| Series | from an unknown volume of the painting training course book 繪画講習録 Kaiga kōshū roku |
| Artist | Utagawa Yoshimune II (1863-1941) |
| Signature | not signed |
| Seal |  |
| Publication Date | between 1903 and 1916 |
| Edition | unknown |
| Publisher | 大日本絵画講習会 DaiNihon Kaiga Kōshūkai |
| Printer | |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | excellent |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Genre | |
| Format | chuban |
| H x W Paper | 7 1/8 x 8 9/16 in. (18.4 x 21.7 cm) |
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| Reference Literature |
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