Jurōjin, Deer, and Tortoises in a Landscape
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date1889
GeographyJapan
MediumColor on silk
Dimensions48 x 17 in. (121.9 x 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of The James Edward and Mary Louise O'Brien Collection, 1978 (4644.1)
Object number4644.1
DescriptionJuröjin, god of longevity, one of the seven gods of good fortune; is seated under an overhanging pine with a tortoise at his feet and a stag by his side, all symbols of contented old age. He wears a grey, blue and white scholar’s robe and holds his sacred staff or shaku. The brush strokes here describe fine details and provide shading almost in a Western manner. The signature roughly translates “The age I have attained so far is 83 years. The old man, Zeshin.” (Year of execution: 1889).On View
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