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Totoya Hokkei

240 works

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Woodblock print of eggplants in a woven basket with a single eggplant beside it and handwritten calligraphy above.

Eggplants in a Basket

19th century

Woodblock print of a large sea bream and a red lobster on a pale seabed, with Japanese calligraphy above.

Tai Fish and Lobster; Specialities of Yanagiya in Odawara-cho

19th century

Woodblock print of a patterned box tied with black ribbons beside a red cloth, with calligraphy above.

Box of Face Powder and Hair Ties; Specialities of Shimomura in Ryogaecho

19th century

Woodblock print of a grey hawk perched on a black sword scabbard with pink cords and calligraphy beside it.

Hawk Made of Silk; Specialities of Karakiya in Kokucho

19th century

Woodblock print of three stacked striped tobacco pouches with brown lids and handwritten Japanese calligraphy above.

Tobacco Pouches; Specialities of Takaya in Yokkaichi

19th century

Woodblock print of two sparrows beside a grey ornamental roof tile with carved scrolls, with black calligraphy on cream paper

Roof Tile and Sparrows; Specialities of Mizuno in Imado

19th century

Woodblock print of a white rooster with flowing tail feathers perched on a decorated drum among green leaves.

Cock on Drum

ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a warrior in red kimono striking a giant carp with a sword amid swirling water waves.

A Man Slaying a Monster Carp with a Sword

ca. 1830

Japanese surimono print of a white dog with black markings playing with a temari ball beside a red kimono and plum blossoms.

Surimono Calendar for the Dog Year, 1814

1814

Woodblock print of a seated court lady in orange and white robes beside a hanging round lantern, with calligraphy at right.

Kanjo (Court Lady) Seated, and a Tsurikoro Hanging near Her Head

ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a kneeling woman in a kimono beside a tai fish, with children, plum branches and a seven fortune gods scen

Bijin Urashima and the Seven Fortune Beings (Shichi-fuku-jin)

Woodblock print of a man with an umbrella on a stream bank, watching a frog leap toward willow branches.

Ono no Tofu Standing on the Bank of a Stream and Watching a Frog Leap to Catch a Willow Branch

ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a sage reading a book while riding a dark buffalo decorated with flowers, with calligraphy.

Chinese Sage Reading While Riding on a Buffalo

ca. 1820

Japanese woodblock print of a seated kimono-clad figure gazing up at two winged tengu-like figures descending past a waterfal

Print - Totoya Hokkei, 1820

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of noblemen conversing in a palace interior, with a veranda, river, willow tree and calligraphy poem above.

Interior of a Palace with Noblemen Conversing

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a river landscape with travelers on horseback, boats, ducks, a village, and a blue mountain peak.

Sumida River

Year of the Dragon, probably 1832

Japanese woodblock print of a white rooster with red comb beside a rising red sun, with calligraphy at left.

Rising Sun and a Cock and a Hen

ca. 1800

Woodblock print of an elderly man in a pale robe with a bird on his black staff, with poem text above.

Scene from Noh Dance

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a woman with a staff beside a dragon on a rock in waves, with poem columns in the margins.

Otchime, the Daughter of the God of the Sea, with a Dragon on a Rock

ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a muscular warrior in a floral robe uprooting a tree in rain, with a sword and calligraphy panels.

Ro-Chi-Shin Uprooting a Tree

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a bearded armored warrior carrying a child on his shoulders beside a red banner and arrows.

Chinese Warrior Carrying a Child upon His Shoulders

ca. 1825

Woodblock print of a samurai with a sword standing on a giant carp in rippling grey water.

Shiei (?) on His Carp

Woodblock print of a warbler hanging from a stem beside pink and white camellias and green reeds.

Warbler and Camellia

ca. 1815-20

Woodblock print of two fan designs: white plum blossoms on pale green, and orange waves with calligraphy, over blue waves.

Two Fan Designs: Plum Blossom and Wave

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman in a patterned kimono with a red obi, framed by a blue border and plum branch te

Figure of a Woman

Japanese woodblock print of two mandarin ducks in green, gray and pink, with vertical calligraphy and red seals.

Two Birds

Woodblock print of two peacocks on a branch before pine boughs and a waterfall, with red fabric and calligraphy.

Painting of Peacocks, Pines, a Waterfall, and a Roll of Red Fabric

ca. 1818

Head of a Salmon

ca. 1820

Woodblock print of a dark court hat and gray hat with purple tassels and plum blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left.

Eboshi (a court hat)

Cock and dog

probably 1814

Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a striped green kimono with willow branches and a red poem panel.

Courtesan Dancing

early 19th century

Woodblock print of a feather-brush, a patterned medicine case and a white rat netsuke with calligraphy on cream paper.

Feather-Brush and Doran (a Kind of Medicine Case) with a Netsuke of a Rat

probably 1816