印鑑と朱に孔雀羽根|Seal-stone and Seal-ink with Peacock Feathers, from Spring Rain Surimono Album (Harusame surimono-jō), vol. 1
probably 1817
Medium
Privately published woodblock prints (surimono) mounted in an album; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
7 9/16 x 5 1/8 in. (19.2 x 13 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
JP1945
Tags
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...