Jurōjin
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date1887
GeographyJapan
MediumInk and color on silk
Dimensions39 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (101 x 34.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of The James Edward and Mary Louise O'Brien Collection, 1977 (4588.1)
Object number4588.1
DescriptionJurojin, one of the seven gods of luck, is depicted in a standing pose, with white hair and beard, wearing grey scholar’s robes and holding his two attributes - the sacred staff (shaku) and a blue handscroll on which is recorded the wisdom of the world; he is accompanied by a tortoise, another symbol of old age. The high, bald brow and head of Jurojin are usually characteristic of Fukurokuju, another god of luck, and originally was thought to represent that subject.
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c. 3rd century A.D.