Sono ni
Totoya Hokkei
c. 1830
Medium
nishikie, with metallic pigments
Dimensions
190; 179
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 190 mm (shikishiban) x breedte 179 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...