Hotei with a Child

Hotei with a Child

Ono no Ozū (Ono no Tsū)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ono no Ozū, renowned for her flamboyant brushwork, was one of the most prominent female calligraphers in premodern Japan. Here, her inscription above a picture of the Buddhist deity Hotei looking kindly at a child reads: “The eye that regards the innocent child / is a friendly soul outside this soiled world.”

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.