Hanazono bantsuzuki
Totoya Hokkei
1823
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and blindprinting
Dimensions
182; 210
About this artwork
Legaat van J.A. Bierens de Haan, Amsterdam
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...