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Hokkei (1780 - 1850)

Goddess Seiobo (Queen Mother of the West)

Medium: Woodblock Print
Date: c. 1810
Size (H x W): 8 x 6.75 (inches)
Signature: Hokkei
Condition: Good color and impression, light soiling and wear, minor crease, calligraphy on reverse, embellished with silver and gold pigment and embossing.

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About the artist

Hokkei Totoya was an ukiyo-e artist working in Edo during the 19th century. He began his artistic education under Yosen'in Kano before becoming one of Hokusai's most accomplished students. While Hokkei produced only a small number of single sheet prints during his career, he was a prolific illustrator and an surimono artist. Between the 1820s and 1830s, he produced hundreds of surimono designs. Literally "printed thing," surimono were lavishly printed, privately commissioned pairings of poetry and image. Hokkei Totoya's ukiyo-e surimono illustrations and prints are featured in collections such as the Museum of Modern Art New York, the British Museum and Musée Guimet.