7. HOKKEI (1780-1850). Mother and child

TOTOYA HOKKEI  (1780-1850)

A mother and her child play horse and rider in a room. The child’s
dress is decorated with the reverse swastika, a Buddhist symbol of
good luck, used as emblem by the Manji-ren circle of poets led by
Shinratei Manzō.


Woodblock color print with metallic pigments details
Kokonotsugiriban surimono, 14x19,2 cm
Signed: Hokkei ga
Poems by Ōe Ichizumi and Shinratei Manzō
From an untitled series of prints with proverbs relating to the horse.
Here the proverb is: ‘Wind in the ears of the horse’ (Uma no mimi no
kaze) or in English: ‘Preaching to the wind’.
Privately published by the Manji-ren circle of poets
1810, year of the horse


Illustrated in our catalogue Surimono. Hokusai-Shinsai-Hokkei-Gakutei, 
September 2024, no. 7.


Fine impression and color, a paper crease on the back, very good condition

Price: Euro 950

Status: Reserved

Item: D 497