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Lot Essay
Ganrei is the son of the painter Kishi Gantai (1782-1865) and the brother of the painter Kishi Gankei (1811-1848).
In this painting the popular figure of the chubby and cheerful Otafuku wears an outer robe designed with a myriad of smaller Otafuku busy at games and entertainments. This felicitous image is a take-off on the Chinese theme of One-hundred Old Men, an auspicious subject featuring large groups of men enjoying cultural pursuits in their retirements.
In this painting the popular figure of the chubby and cheerful Otafuku wears an outer robe designed with a myriad of smaller Otafuku busy at games and entertainments. This felicitous image is a take-off on the Chinese theme of One-hundred Old Men, an auspicious subject featuring large groups of men enjoying cultural pursuits in their retirements.