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Totoya Hokkei
c. 1827
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments and blindprinting
Dimensions
185; 209
About this artwork
collector's mark, passe-partout, bottom left, printed: JABdH with a rooster.
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...