Drie vissen en adelaarsvaren
Totoya Hokkei
ca. 1815 - ca. 1820
Medium
nishikie, with blindprinting and mica
Dimensions
210; 179
About this artwork
Een zeebaars met twee forellen en adelaarsvaren. Met twee gedichten
About the Artist
Totoya Hokkei · 1780–1850
Totoya Hokkei (魚屋 北渓, 1780–1850), born Iwakubo Tatsuyuki in Edo (modern Tokyo), began his life as a humble fishmonger in the Yotsuya Samegahashi district, a trade reflected in his art name "Totoya," meaning fish shop. He transitioned to art through rigorous training, first studying under Kanō Yōsen'in Korenobu, head of the Kobikichō branch of the prestigious Kanō school, where he honed landscape p...