Hokkei

Hokkei (1780–1850) was a Japanese artist, printmaker and painter.

Also recorded as Totoya Hokkei; Aoigaoka; Kyōsai; Hokkei Totoya; Toyota Hokkei; Iwakubo Kinemon.

Hokkei in brief

Born
1780
Died
1850
Known for
artist, printmaker and painter
Place of birth
Tokyo
Contents

Overview

Born at Tokyo in 1780, died at Tokyo in 1850.

In detail

training under Katsushika Hokusai and Kanō Korenobu is recorded. Yashima Gakutei and Aoigaoka Keisei are recorded as having studied under Hokkei.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Tokyo.

Work by Hokkei is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, National Museum of World Cultures and Museum Het Valkhof.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Hokkei”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q11673960: Hokkei

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Elsewhere in Prints

4,138 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

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