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Totoya Hokkei

240 works

Before he made prints, Hokkei sold fish in Edo, the city now called Tokyo. Read more

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Color woodcut of a Japanese writing desk with a peacock feather in a blue vase, stacked books, and plum branches with calligr

Writing desk by the light of a lantern

c. 1832

Woodblock print of two men in court robes on a veranda beside plum blossoms, with calligraphy and water below.

Print - Totoya Hokkei, 1780

1780-1850

Japanese woodblock print of a woman adjusting her hair beside a child carrying a sign, with plum blossoms and a bamboo fence.

Print - Totoya Hokkei, 1830

1830

Woodblock print of a misty mountain with pines beside a winding blue stream through reeds, with Japanese calligraphy.

A Mountainous Landscape with a Stream

1827

Woodblock print of a muscular armored figure in orange and brown straining against a blue stone door among clouds.

Ama no Tajikara no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring

1825

Woodblock print of a dancing woman in orange hakama and patterned kimono holding a wand, against stylized clouds and blue gro

Uzume no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring

1825

Japanese woodblock print of a robed drummer striking a drum on rocks beside a patterned banner and moon.

Drummer from The Cave Door of Spring

1825

Woodblock print of a flautist in a white robe playing a flute before gold clouds, with a red banner and crescent moon.

Flautist from The Cave Door of Spring

1825

Woodblock print of an elderly bearded man in patterned kimono with a sword, beside a white rooster against clouds.

Sarutahiko from The Cave Door of Spring

1825

Woman in a patterned blue kimono sits with poem cards and a card box, framed by plum blossoms and calligraphy on an orange bo

A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards

mid 1820s

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of mythological figures including a dancing deity with a mirror and a warrior.

The Cave Door of Spring

1825

Woodblock print of boatmen on a river under a full moon, with geese flying overhead and reed bundles on the bank.

Landscape with Ferry Boat, Geese and Full Moon

early 1830s

Woodblock print of courtiers on an ornate boat under a moon, with rocky islands and waves in the background.

Inland Sea near Tosa

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of an old man with a rake and a seated elderly woman in patterned kimono, with calligraphy above.

The Noh play, "Takasago"

ca. 1825

Woodblock print of green plums wrapped in bamboo leaves beside a blue-decorated teabowl, with calligraphy and red seals.

Green Plums Wrapped in Bamboo Leaf; A Teabowl

19th century

Print of a young bamboo shoot with striped sheaths, with calligraphy on the left and red seals at right.

Young Shoot of Bamboo

19th century

Woodblock print of a red lobster lying across a dark charcoal stick, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Lobster on a Piece of Charcoal

Japanese woodblock print of a red and green lacquered helmet beside plum blossom branches, with calligraphy inscriptions.

Helmet and Plum Blossoms

Woodblock print of a woman with candles in her hair driving a nail into a tree in heavy rain at night.

Woman in the Rain at Midnight Driving a Nail into a Tree to Invoke Evil on Her Unfaithful Lover

19th century

Print of two smiling Japanese gods of fortune, Ebisu with a fishing rod and Daikoku with a sack, in a round scrolled frame.

Ebisu and Daikoku; Two of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

19th century

Woodblock print of Urashima Taro in court dress beside a large red tai fish riding stylized waves, with calligraphy.

Urashima Taro Going Home on the Back of a Tai Fish, the King of the Sea Seeing Him Off

19th century

Print of a round lacquer tray holding noshi paper, with pine, plum blossom and handwritten calligraphy beside it.

Tray with Noshi Paper (Noshi Indicates a Present)

1816

Woodblock print of a white rooster and brown hen beneath a large red rising sun, with vertical Japanese calligraphy at left.

Rising Sun and Cock and Hen

ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a grey and white cat batting a paper butterfly on a striped stick, with calligraphy above.

Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the series "Thirty-six Pictures of Birds (Sanjuroku kinzoku)"

1828

Woodblock print of a teal letter box with gold chrysanthemums, folded papers, and cords, with calligraphy above.

Letter-box and Toothpick Holders

19th century

Woodblock print of a blue-and-white bowl, fan, paper and lacquer stand with calligraphy above.

Pillow for Women and a Bowl

19th century

Japanese woodblock print of an old man with a rake pointing at a rising sun beside an elderly woman by a pine.

Jo and Uba of Takasago Looking at the Rising Sun; Symbolic Representation of Longevity and Conjugal Harmony

19th century

Woodblock print of a red lacquer inro with waterbirds and an ox netsuke on a wooden box, with Japanese calligraphy.

Lacquer Inrō with Waterbirds and Ox-shaped Netsuke in a Box From the Spring Rain Collection (Harusame shū), vol. 3

probably 1817

Woodblock print of a gnarled plum tree before a rising orange sun, with Japanese calligraphy text on the left.

Rising Sun and Plum Tree

19th century

Woodblock print of a peacock with spread tail on a rock beside peonies and pine, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Peacock on Pine Tree and Peonies, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

mid- 1810s

Woodblock print of five white cranes with red crowns standing on a sandy shore beside blue, wave-patterned water.

Five Cranes by the Water’s Edge, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

mid- 1810s

Woodblock print of three crows flying against a large orange sun, with calligraphy at the left edge.

Three Crows against the Rising Sun, from the series Three Sheets (Mihira no uchi)

mid- 1810s

Before he made prints, Hokkei sold fish in Edo, the city now called Tokyo. He studied painting with Kanō Yōsen'in Korenobu and later became one of Hokusai's first students. His earliest known work appeared about 1800 as illustrations for books of comic poetry and storybooks. During his peak years he made at least eight hundred surimono prints and illustrated about a hundred books. He died in 1850 at age 70 and is buried at Ryūhōji temple in Aoyama. Browse 240 works by Totoya Hokkei from 7 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia