Het is goed om de tanden te verharden
Totoya Hokkei
ca. 1822
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and embossing(?)
Dimensions
205; 182
About this artwork
height 205 mm x width 182 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...