HOKKEI (1780-1850). A courtesan
Artist:
Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
Subject:
A courtesan holding a long pipe with a book on her lap.
Title:
Yorozu yoshi (A Good Time for Everything).
Series:
Hanazono bantsuzuki (A series for the circle of poets Hanazono).
Signature:
Hokkei.
Date:
1822 ca.
Publisher:
Privately published for the Hanazono group of poets.
Size:
Surimono shikishiban, 21x18,6 cm.
Medium:
Woodblock color print with use of metallic pigments.
Literature:
Another example is in the collection of the Boston Museum of fine Arts no.00.1904
Conditions:
Very good impression and colour, one small hole restored otherwise good conditions.
Item no:
D 160