“Jurojin, the God of Longevity, Playing Kemari (Traditional Japanese Court Football)”

Soga Shōhaku

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Artist Name: Soga Shōhaku
Title: “Jurojin, the God of Longevity, Playing Kemari (Traditional Japanese Court Football)”
Dimensions: painting：125.5×51.7cm
full length：214.0×64.0cm
Medium: ink on paper
Description: Soga Shōhaku (1730-1781) was a painter of the mid-Edo period.

Many of his works are around Ise region where he was traveling in his 30s.
He called himself a descendant of Soga group, and the theme of his paintings was based on Chinese history.

Shōhaku learn about painting from Takada Keiho, whose works are famous for the fancifulness.