10. HOKKEI (1780-1850). Playing shōgi

TOTOYA HOKKEI  (1780-1850)

A woman playing shōgi seated on the engawa (covered corridor) of a house.
In the background an old flowering plum tree. The lower part of her dress is
decorated with the reverse swastika of the Manji-ren.

Woodblock color print with metallic pigments details
Kokonotsugiriban surimono, 13,9x19,1 cm
Signed: Hokkei ga
Poems by Yume no Ukihashi, Takenouchi Chikune and Shinratei Manzō
From an untitled series of prints with proverbs relating to the horse
Here the proverb is: ‘Shōgi is a play that goes fast as a horse’ (Shōgi wa hya’uma no
gotoku)
Privately published by the Manji-ren circle of poets
1810, year of the horse

Another impression is in the Van Reed Surimono Album in the Stanford Museum.

Illustrated in our catalogue Surimono. Hokusai-Shinsai-Hokkei-Gakutei, 
September 2024, no. 10.

Very good impression, color and condition

Price: Euro 900

Status: Available



Item: D 500