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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableThe Japanese artist Totoya Hokkei was born in 1780 in Edo (today Tokyo). Hokkei originally earned his living as a simple fishmonger. Later he could realize his dream to be a so-called ukiyo-e artist. He studied painting with the famous Japanese artist Kano Yosen. Afterwards the talented Hokkei had the honor to be a student of the renowned draftsman and ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai because of his good progress and his great talent. Art critics then as now praise Hokkei as one of the best and most successful students of Hokusai.
Hokkei's paintings live from the strongly reduced backgrounds and the empty space that was a tradition in Japanese art. It was also common practice to integrate texts into the picture, which were graphically integrated into the work and carefully placed as part of the composition. Hokkai's motifs are everyday situations from ancient Japan. Besides dancers, travellers and geishas, he also carved gods, each time surrounded by plants, objects, ornaments or a suggested horizon. Works with Japanese landscapes like the snow-covered Mount Fuji were also popular commissions. Hokkei's pictures had the imaginative dimension typical of Japan, which even reminds one of today's mangas. Mount Fuji hovers above a cloud or the face of the geisha got a minimized, almost comic-like expression.
The gifted Hokkei himself had specialized in surimono. These are woodblock prints which were privately commissioned by mostly wealthy patrons. Hokkei's clients came from the rich and educated class of his home town Edo (Tokyo). Hokkeis woodblock prints were reproduced in large numbers at the end of the 19th century long after the death of the famous artist. These copies were sold individually or as sets to foreign tourists, who at that time finally had the opportunity to travel to the once "forbidden country". The precisely recut wood blocks often have all the graceful characteristics of the originals. All embossing and metal pigments have been reproduced almost identically. Today these copies are called Meiji A, B, C or D copies: The letter indicates the quality rating. A the highest quality grade. Since the dealers decide on the level of their prints, they unfortunately do not mean much. However, surimono meiji copies are hardly distinguishable from the originals. One difference is the paper, which is much stiffer in the copies. The second difference is the freshness of the colours, which however were mostly given an antique look in brownish shades and therefore are hardly distinguishable for laymen as well as experienced dealers. Nevertheless, the Meiji Surimono copies have become recognized collector's items due to their good quality and also because the originals of Hokkei usually no longer exist.
In addition to the surimono single sheets, Hokkei also created book illustrations. This was an obvious choice, since in ancient Japan books were produced with the same woodblock technique as the artistic single sheets.
The Japanese artist Totoya Hokkei was born in 1780 in Edo (today Tokyo). Hokkei originally earned his living as a simple fishmonger. Later he could realize his dream to be a so-called ukiyo-e artist. He studied painting with the famous Japanese artist Kano Yosen. Afterwards the talented Hokkei had the honor to be a student of the renowned draftsman and ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai because of his good progress and his great talent. Art critics then as now praise Hokkei as one of the best and most successful students of Hokusai.
Hokkei's paintings live from the strongly reduced backgrounds and the empty space that was a tradition in Japanese art. It was also common practice to integrate texts into the picture, which were graphically integrated into the work and carefully placed as part of the composition. Hokkai's motifs are everyday situations from ancient Japan. Besides dancers, travellers and geishas, he also carved gods, each time surrounded by plants, objects, ornaments or a suggested horizon. Works with Japanese landscapes like the snow-covered Mount Fuji were also popular commissions. Hokkei's pictures had the imaginative dimension typical of Japan, which even reminds one of today's mangas. Mount Fuji hovers above a cloud or the face of the geisha got a minimized, almost comic-like expression.
The gifted Hokkei himself had specialized in surimono. These are woodblock prints which were privately commissioned by mostly wealthy patrons. Hokkei's clients came from the rich and educated class of his home town Edo (Tokyo). Hokkeis woodblock prints were reproduced in large numbers at the end of the 19th century long after the death of the famous artist. These copies were sold individually or as sets to foreign tourists, who at that time finally had the opportunity to travel to the once "forbidden country". The precisely recut wood blocks often have all the graceful characteristics of the originals. All embossing and metal pigments have been reproduced almost identically. Today these copies are called Meiji A, B, C or D copies: The letter indicates the quality rating. A the highest quality grade. Since the dealers decide on the level of their prints, they unfortunately do not mean much. However, surimono meiji copies are hardly distinguishable from the originals. One difference is the paper, which is much stiffer in the copies. The second difference is the freshness of the colours, which however were mostly given an antique look in brownish shades and therefore are hardly distinguishable for laymen as well as experienced dealers. Nevertheless, the Meiji Surimono copies have become recognized collector's items due to their good quality and also because the originals of Hokkei usually no longer exist.
In addition to the surimono single sheets, Hokkei also created book illustrations. This was an obvious choice, since in ancient Japan books were produced with the same woodblock technique as the artistic single sheets.
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_1820-1822_-_(MeisterDrucke-224927).jpg "Sugoroku (Japanese Backgammon) by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-394069).jpg "Mount Fuji by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-250981).jpg "Carp Swimming Upstream, Edo Period, Mid 1820s by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-182054).jpg "Tiger on Roof by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Mount Ogura and the Uji River, 1824 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Mandarin Duck and Drake, c. 1830 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-321692).jpg "Spring at Enoshima by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Yama-uba with Kintaro by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-293509).jpg "Courtesan with a Pekinese Dog by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-159328).jpg "Octopus, Red Tilefish, Pike, Globefish and Crab by Toyota Hokkei")
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_early_19th_century_-_(MeisterDrucke-173907).jpg "Owl, early 19th century by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Battle at Yashima Beach by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Usui Pass by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-76099).jpg "Langoustine with a Block of Charcoal, c.1830 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-278990).jpg "Shuttlecock Game by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1324895).jpg "Yamauba and Kintaro by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Takasago Beach by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Surimono of an Armed Warrior on Horseback, c.1822 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-270407).jpg "Two Demons by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-650610).jpg "Mount Fuji above the Clouds, c. 1820 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-974651).jpg "Kintoki Fighting with a Carp by Toyota Hokkei")
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_1828_-_(MeisterDrucke-209931).jpg "Chinese Princess at an Embroidery Table, 1828 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Three men, and carp by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Takeuchi no Sukune by Toyota Hokkei")
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_1799-1850_-_(MeisterDrucke-230122).jpg "Court Noble and a Lady in a Room by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Mount Fuji above the Clouds, c1820 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Uzume no Mikoto Dancing Beside a Fire from the Series The Spring Cave by Toyota Hokkei")
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_early_19th_century_-_(MeisterDrucke-226549).jpg "Woman Reading a Book, early 19th century by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Sunrise on New Year")
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.jpg "Japanese Surimono Woodcut by Totoya Hokkei by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "View of the Monkey Bridge, 1824 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Cat Playing with a Toy Butterfly, from the Series")
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.jpg "Surimono illustrating a writing desk, Edo period, c.1800-10 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_19eme_siecle_Mus_-_(MeisterDrucke-1324894).jpg "Mount Fuji in the Snow by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "No.5 Horse of a Chinese General by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "The River Port Eguchi, c. 1832 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Mount Fuji Under the Snow by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Courtesan Looking at a Foreign Ship, 1818-1844 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Removing the Stone from the Entrance to the Cave by Toyota Hokkei")
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_c1820_(woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1105702).jpg "Kinryuzan Senso-ji Temple in the Eastern Capital (Edo) c.1820 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "A God Playing a Flute from the Series The Spring Cave by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Kamata by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "The Salt Dragon by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Story of a Warrior in Tsukushi Province by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Kureha Village, c. 1832 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-176724).jpg "Getting Dressed for a New Year Celebration by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-301538).jpg "Globefish, Leek and Cooking Knife by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "The Mount Fuji by Toyota Hokkei")
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_c_1832_-_(MeisterDrucke-270007).jpg "Umegae (Plum Branch) by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "A God Playing a Drum From the Series The Spring Cave by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Beside a White Cock and Hen from the Series The Spring Cave, 1825 by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Right No.1 Cocoon Branch, Early 19th Century by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112986).jpg "Akashi Bay by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1011332).jpg "Dragonflies by Toyota Hokkei")
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_early_19th_century_-_(MeisterDrucke-266204).jpg "Two Men at a Shrine, Horse and Rider, early 19th century by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Ryu_do_, 1833 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-75036).jpg "Inkstone by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Hitomaro by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Climbing Mount Fuji in Suruga Province, the Way to the Shrine by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Sumiyoshi by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-292211).jpg "Emperor Looking at a Sake Jar Offered by an Old Man by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-264827).jpg "Warrior")
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.jpg "Vase with Adonis and Two Fans Decorated with Poems by Ichotei Mitsunori and Fudegaki, circa 1830 by Toyota Hokkei")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-89375).jpg "Fans floating on a stream by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "By the Light of a Lamp by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Tamatsushima Island by Toyota Hokkei")
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.jpg "Kaidomaru Wrestling a Carp in a Cascade by Toyota Hokkei")
.jpg "A Picture by Hishikawa Moronobu: Woman with a Set of Poem Cards by Toyota Hokkei")
_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1033853).jpg "Demon Preparing to Write in an Account Book by Toyota Hokkei")