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Teisai Hokuba

39 works

Teisai Hokuba was a painter and ukiyo-e artist from Tokugawa shogunate. Read more

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Hanging scroll of a seated woman in black kimono playing shamisen, with a pine tree and boats on a river behind her.

Female Entertainer with Shamisen

early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a black cloak beside a boat on a snowy quay, with falling snow and rippling water.

Beauty on a Snowy Quay

18th century

Hanging scroll of a courtesan and young attendant gazing at a full moon with two birds flying above.

Beauty of the Yoshiwara with Apprentice in Moonlight

19th century

Five women in patterned kimono sit and stand around tea utensils in an interior, painted on a pale scroll.

Five Beauties

1840

Hanging scroll of townspeople and travelers sheltering under a covered porch, with a bullock, umbrella and flower vase.

Taking Shelter from the Rain

early to mid-19th century

Hanging scroll of a robed man with a child on his shoulders beside a tree, with a second child reaching forward on pale paper

Puppeteer

19th century

Folding screen showing a courtesan in a flowered kimono reading a letter, with calligraphy on the adjacent panel.

Courtesan Reading a Letter

early 1800s

Painting of a covered pleasure boat on a river with a woman in grey kimono leaning over the side and blossoming trees.

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

1800s

Woodblock print of a geisha hurrying with a maid carrying a black shamisen box, with calligraphy and a riverside landscape.

Geisha Girl Hurrying with a Maid Servant Who is Carrying a Shamisen Box

Woodblock print of three Noh performers in patterned robes beside a yellow loom frame with colored cloth, with calligraphy ab

Scene from the Noh Dance "Kureha"

19th century

Woodblock print of a Noh performer in patterned robes with a fan, beside a kneeling man in a black kimono.

Scene from the Noh Dance "Shojo"

19th century

Woodblock print of two women in a room, one reaching to hanging blossoms, with calligraphy text beside them.

Flower (Hana), from the series "Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)"

n.d.

Japanese print of two manzai performers, one holding an open fan, the other seated in a checked robe, with calligraphy above.

Manzai Dancers

Woodblock print of a laden horse led by a woman in a red kimono, with calligraphic text in columns on the left.

Laden Horse and Women Returning with Brush

19th century

Woodblock print of a songbird on a branch beside bamboo leaves and white roses, with calligraphy in the upper margin.

Roses and Bamboo with Nightingale

19th century

Woodblock print of two swallows flying above white and red peonies with green leaves and calligraphy inscriptions.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Swallows and Peonies

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of two marsh-tits beside white crab apple blossoms and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Marsh-tits and Crab Apple Flowers

ca. 1820

Print of two sparrows beside a dandelion with a round seedhead and green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Sparrows and Dandelions

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a mountain dove perched on a peach branch with pink blossoms and green leaves, by Teisai Hokuba.

Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3: Mountain Dove and Peach Flowers

ca. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of three women in patterned kimono, one holding a lantern, beside a flower vase and calligraphy.

Three Young Ladies Visiting Together

Woodblock print of a crane-decorated bowl of New Year food and a red dish with an egg, with chopsticks and calligraphy.

Bowl of New Year Food

probably 1808

Woodblock surimono of a standing woman in patterned robes beside a seated figure, with pine trees, a thatched hut and cliffs.

Lady and Young Prince, by Teisai Hokuba, c. 1816-1819, woodblock print (surimono), from the Minneapolis Institute of…

1816

Japanese woodblock print of women leading an ox with firewood, a child on the load reaching for willow branches.

O hara Wood Sellers and a child on a cow, by Teisai Hokuba, 1800s, woodblock print (surimono), from the Minneapolis I…

1800

Woodblock print of an elderly white-bearded warrior in green robe and red armor, holding a fan, with calligraphy and a blue p

Senior Warrior, by Teisai Hokuba, 1810s-1820s, woodblock print (surimono), from the Minneapolis Institute of Art - 82138

1810

Woodblock print of two fans, one with a white crane over waves and one with pine trees and red blossoms, with calligraphy abo

Two Fans, by Teisai Hokuba, c. 1820, woodblock print (surimono), from the Minneapolis Institute of Art - 82054

1820

Woodblock print of a standing woman and a seated man with a mirror and sword, with calligraphy above.

Woman Looking at the Man with mirror and Sword, by Teisai Hokuba, c. 1816-1819, woodblock print (surimono), from the…

1816

Woodblock print of a pink dried cuttlefish beside a plum blossom branch, with Japanese calligraphy and a red seal.

Dried Cuttle-Fish and Plum Blossoms

early 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a bearded elder on a decorated treasure ship with patterned sails and seated attendants.

Boat of Good Fortune

Woodblock print of three women in kimono in a tea house with a teapot, tray, lanterns and a veranda railing.

Scene in a Tea House

1805

Woodblock print of a masked-style figure in a striped robe beside a kneeling man in green and a pink flowering branch.

Scene from a Nō Play

1821

Woodblock print of a ferry boat on a river with a poling boatman, seated passengers under a thatched roof, and a cook in a sm

Ferry boat on the Yodo River

c. 1815/25

Woodblock print of a court lady holding a plum branch, with two kneeling attendants and vertical Japanese poem text.

Court Lady with Branch of Plum

1810

Teisai Hokuba was a painter and ukiyo-e artist from Tokugawa shogunate. Teisai Hokuba was born and died in Edo. Browse 39 works by Teisai Hokuba from 6 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata