59. HOKKEI (1780-1850). The Courtesan Yoshino
TOTOYA HOKKEI (1780-1850)
A portrait of courtesan Yoshino (1606-1643) from the Shimabara
licensed quarters of Kyoto. She was famous for her beauty and
talents. In this surimono she is depicted barefoot and wearing an
elaborate dress with the obi tied in the front.
Woodblock colour print with metallic pigments details
Shikishiban surimono, 20,9x18 cm
Signed: Hokkei
Poem by Ryōjoen Umeyasu of Hino, Gōshū
Title: Yoshino
From the Series of Three Prints of Courtesans (Yūkun samban tsuzuki),
a set of three surimono possibly forming a triptych. This print would
be the left panel.
Privately published
c. 1830
Another impression is illustrated in Mirviss. The Frank Lloyd Wright
Collection, no. 132. The example from the Becker Collection is
illustrated in McKee. Colored in the Year’s New Light, no. 126 where
the subject is described in detail and the poem is translated.
Another example is in the New York Public Library no. 114093.2
lllustrated in our catalogue Surimono. Hokusai-Shinsai-Hokkei-Gakutei,
September 2024, no. 59.
Very good impression and colour, faint vertical fold otherwise very good condition
Price: Euro 3500
Status: Available
Item: D 353
A portrait of courtesan Yoshino (1606-1643) from the Shimabara
licensed quarters of Kyoto. She was famous for her beauty and
talents. In this surimono she is depicted barefoot and wearing an
elaborate dress with the obi tied in the front.
Woodblock colour print with metallic pigments details
Shikishiban surimono, 20,9x18 cm
Signed: Hokkei
Poem by Ryōjoen Umeyasu of Hino, Gōshū
Title: Yoshino
From the Series of Three Prints of Courtesans (Yūkun samban tsuzuki),
a set of three surimono possibly forming a triptych. This print would
be the left panel.
Privately published
c. 1830
Another impression is illustrated in Mirviss. The Frank Lloyd Wright
Collection, no. 132. The example from the Becker Collection is
illustrated in McKee. Colored in the Year’s New Light, no. 126 where
the subject is described in detail and the poem is translated.
Another example is in the New York Public Library no. 114093.2
lllustrated in our catalogue Surimono. Hokusai-Shinsai-Hokkei-Gakutei,
September 2024, no. 59.
Very good impression and colour, faint vertical fold otherwise very good condition
Price: Euro 3500
Status: Available
Item: D 353