Fujimoto Tesseki 藤本鉄石
(1816-63)

“Sixteen Rakan“ 1858
十六羅漢圖

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
144.0 x 41.0 cm. (56 1/2 x 16 1/8 in.)

Inscription:
“Carrying lotus is like shouldering responsibility
melons and eggplants transmit fine waves;
On the night of hungry ghosts (the 15th of the 7th lunar month)
they wait to grasp much by light of the moon.

During the seventh lunar month of the year 1858, painted by Tekkanshi.”

Artist’s seals:
San-gan (“Three eyes”); Tesseki; Minamoto Shinkin in

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