Head of a Salmon
Totoya Hokkei
c. 1815 - c. 1820
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and blindprinting
Dimensions
207; 178
About this artwork
height 207 mm x width 178 mm
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...