Hotei, Edo period (1615–1868), after 1704, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 11 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (28.5 × 36.8 cm), Paintings, Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716), Hotei (Chinese: Budai) is one of the most beloved characters of Zen Buddhism and is believed to be an avatar of Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. Potbellied with a shaven head, this cheerful, blissful monk is said to have roamed the countryside in the late ninth to early tenth century in the area of Mount Siming, in southern China, carrying his few belongings in a patched cloth bag
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Hotei, Edo period, 1615–1868, 1704, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, paper, Image, 11 1/4, 14 1/2, 28.5, 36.8 cm, Paintings, Ogata Kōrin, Japanese, 1658–1716, Chinese, Budai, beloved characters, Zen Buddhism, believed, avatar, Maitreya, Buddha, Future, Potbellied, shaven head, cheerful, blissful monk, said, roamed, countryside, late ninth, early tenth century, area, Mount Siming, southern China, carrying, belongings, patched cloth, bag
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