Shibata Gito (1780-1819), Kamono Suetaka (1754-1841) "Japanese poetry and Hotei" collaboration, Early 19th century

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Setting weight
This piece weighs 0.9 kg and will be shipped in 80 size.

Material
Ink, Pale Japanese pigments on silk

Size
Overall: vertical 189.5× width 43.2cm＊width does not include roller ends.
(the work: vertical 110.5× width 35cm)

Condition
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles, floats, rubbing on the Japanese paper on the back of the cover.
・There are burns, stains, wrinkles on the image.
・There are burns, wrinkles, warp in mounting.

Remarks
Roller ends is lacquerware.
・There is no signature on the box.

Materials for mounting
・All of them are made of silk.

Other
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Biography
Shibata Gito (1780-1819)

Painter of the late Edo period.
Born in Bizen (Okayama Prefecture) in An'ei 9.
His alias is "Ichu". Nickname is Kitaro. His pen name was Kinsho.
Studied under Matsumura Gekkei of the Shijo School in Kyoto.
He excelled at portraiture and was called the best student of Gekkei.
His students included Gorei Maekawa and Donshu Ohara.
He died in Bunsei 2 at the age of 40.

Kamono Suetaka (1754-1841)

Shinto priest and poet of the mid- to late-Edo period.
Born in Kyoto in 1754.
His real family name was Yamamoto. His stage names were Seizan and Unkin.
Studied poetry under Prince Yorihito Arisugawa.
He returned to Kyoto and became a priest of Kamigamo Shrine.
He was also an accomplished calligrapher and poet.
He died in Tempo 12 at the age of 88.

Main Meaning
When asked what was in the cloth bag he was carrying, Hotei replied that he had nothing.

Tazusaeshi(たづさへし)…carry
Nuno no fukuro wa(布の袋は)…The cloth bag is
Nainimono（なにものそ） zo…what is it?
Ichimotsu nashi to Iishi(一物なしと言ひし)…He said, "There is not a single thing (inside)."
Hou no shi(法の師)…Master of the Dharma. Here he means Hotei (ONE of the 7 gods of happiness).

A word from the store
When asked what is in the bag of Hotei, the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Hotei replied, "It is filled with good luck to share with people.
It is also believed that the military leader's fan (depicted behind his feet in the work), which he carries with the cloth sack, is used to divine the good fortune of human beings.
Hotei would tell the fortune of people he met for good luck in their future lives.

The name of the Chinese Zen monk on whom Hotei was modeled is Kaishi(契此). He was born in Zhejiang Province (Sekko) and is said to have died in 916.