Hotei with Daoist Immortals: Hotei

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1989.8.2

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CMA_.1989.8.2

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Paintings

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Paintings

Object Type

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Creator Name:

Tomonobu, Kano

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Tomonobu, Kano

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

Japanese

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Japanese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

artist

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artist

Creator Role

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Creator Dates/Places:

1746 - 1828

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1746 - 1828

Creator Dates/Places

false

Biography:

active later 16th century

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active later 16th century

Biography

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Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

Kano Tomonobu

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Kano Tomonobu

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Hotei with Daoist Immortals: Hotei

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Hotei with Daoist Immortals: Hotei

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

c. 1575-1600

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c. 1575-1600

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

1570

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1570

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1600

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1600

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

triptych of hanging scrolls: ink on paper

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triptych of hanging scrolls: ink on paper

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Painting

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Painting

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

Painting only: 119.6cm x 51cm, Including mounting: 210.2cm x 68.6cm

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Painting only: 119.6cm x 51cm, Including mounting: 210.2cm x 68.6cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

1989.8.2

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1989.8.2

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

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Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Hotei was a Chan (Japanese: Zen) monk living in China during the 900s who, in the 1300s, became a legendary figure in Japan. At that time a popular cult praising him sprang up, extending beyond Zen to other religious communities.This rare triptych embraces a central Zen icon with flanking Daoist images, thereby suggesting the compatibility-rather than the exclusivity-of these two creeds. Hotei also enjoys popularity in Japan as a kind of genre, or folk figure, which explains his mirthful expression in Japanese paintings. The Daoist figures in contrast appear eccentric and foreign-looking, in keeping with Daoist lore.When these paintings came to the museum their appearance was compromised by poor quality textile mountings, and cracked paper surfaces deserving of restoration. The fact that these scrolls constituted an integral set that properly had to be shown as a unit heightened the need to stabilize their condition and improve their presentation for museum visitors.A complete remounting of each scroll occurred following the cleaning of the paper surfaces and the repair of the lifting surface areas. No inpainting was done, thereby preserving the original ink values and brushstrokes.

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Hotei was a Chan (Japanese: Zen) monk living in China during the 900s who, in the 1300s, became a legendary figure in Japan. At that time a popular cult praising him sprang up, extending beyond Zen to other religious communities.This rare triptych embraces a central Zen icon with flanking Daoist images, thereby suggesting the compatibility-rather than the exclusivity-of these two creeds. Hotei also enjoys popularity in Japan as a kind of genre, or folk figure, which explains his mirthful expression in Japanese paintings. The Daoist figures in contrast appear eccentric and foreign-looking, in keeping with Daoist lore.When these paintings came to the museum their appearance was compromised by poor quality textile mountings, and cracked paper surfaces deserving of restoration. The fact that these scrolls constituted an integral set that properly had to be shown as a unit heightened the need to stabilize their condition and improve their presentation for museum visitors.A complete remounting of each scroll occurred following the cleaning of the paper surfaces and the repair of the lifting surface areas. No inpainting was done, thereby preserving the original ink values and brushstrokes.

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